Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)
Another Longhorn beetle, but very inconspious unless looked for on the flowers of Hogweed, Hawthorn or Dog Rose. With a length of around 10mm, G. ruficornis is one of the smaller species, but very commonly beaten from the above flowers growing along woodland rides.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Grammoptera ruficornis
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Adrian Dutton. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Wil Heeney. K N A Alexander (Invertebrate assemblage condition at Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI and Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI survey reports 2009-10). Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Tim Sexton. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Charlie Barnes. Meg Skinner. NBGRC. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018. Clumber Park SSSI Saproxylic Invertebrate Survey - A report to Natural England by EMEC Ecology 2019. David Shaw. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024

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