Hylastes ater (Fabricius, 1792)
A generally common wood-boring beetleand potential pest species of Pine. There are several records for the Sherwood NNR area, but we have only recorded it from Clipstone Old Quarter in early April 2009 and Budby South Forest in late December 2018.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Hylastes ater
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024

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