Corticeus unicolor
Click here for larger Corticeus unicolor images
...
This is an extremely rare beetle, with the entire UK distribution of Corticeus unicolor confined to Nottinghamshire and in particular the Sherwood Forest area, where this beetle has proved to be common to find underneath young Bracket Fungus by torchlight at night. A very surprising record away from Sherwood Forest, came in early March 2010, when we found an adult under the bark of a long dead Elm at Hare Hill Wood near Kersall. Corticeus unicolor is an RDB3 species (Species with small populations which are localised or thinly scattered, but not at present qualifying for RDB1-2. Found in 15 or fewer 10km squares since 1980).
...
 
....
 
....
....
UK distribution of Corticeus unicolor
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

NBN Gateway terms and conditions

copyright © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved NERC 100017897 2004  
Beetle Photo Gallery - Thumbnail version
Beetle Photo Gallery - Text version