Megatoma undata
A small but distinctively marked beetle which belongs to the Dermestidae family of Carpet and Hide beetles. It has been recorded on several occasions from the Sherwood Forest NNR, but this was the first record for Budby South Forest in April 2010, when it was found on the ground near several Rabbit burrows. The lower two photographs were of one found climbing a Birch trunk at Sherwood Forest CP in May 2010. Length around 5mm.
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UK distribution of Megatoma undata
 

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