Byrrhus fasciatus (Forster, 1770)
Byrrhidae is a small family of beetles, of which there are just ten UK species. The family are more colloquially known as Pill Beetles of which Byrrhus fasciata is just one. The name Pill Beetle stems from their ability to retract all appendages into grooves underneath the body, simulating death in this manner. They live among grasses and mosses and are very slow moving.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Byrrhus fasciatus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records).

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Updated February 2017
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