Donacia semicuprea

*Donacia semicuprea* (Panzer, 1796)
One of a number of very similar beetles found in Nottinghamshire wetlands, especially canals and gravel pits etc. Donacia semicuprea has a patchy distribution, with records clustered around Nottingham and the lower part of the Trent Valley and around Worksop, where it can be found along the Chesterfield Canal outside Kilton.
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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Bob Merritt. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). NBGRC. Netherfield Wildlife Group.

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Updated January 2022