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 ofMegatoma
undata
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