Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)
Known as a pest of Raspberries, B. tormentosus is a very common beetle. It is often found on flowers, which is where this one was taken at Sherwood Forest in July 2008, with a sweep net. Identification is difficult as there is confusion with the almost identical Byturus ochraceus, although B. tormentosus has comparatively smaller eyes than B. ochraceus. Size around 4mm.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Byturus tomentosus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). NBGRC. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018. David Shaw.

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Updated January 2022

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