Conopalpus testaceus
This is a small beetle with two colour forms, both of which are shown in the photographs below. We have found adults in Sherwood Forest CP by day on the trunks of Oaks, but it is not an easy find and is more regularly recorded at MV light traps. Conopalpus testaceus belongs to the Melandryidae family and is small, at around 9mm in length.
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UK distribution of Conopalpus testaceus
 

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