Meligethes aeneus (Fabricius, 1775)
These tiny (2.5 - 3mm) beetles are often abundant on any flowers during June and July. Occasionally, they can number a dozen or more on single flower-heads of Creeping Thistle or Ox-eye Daisy. M. aeneus belongs to the Nitidulidae family of Sap and pollen Beetles. The one pictured, was photographed at Eakring Flash in late July 2008.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Meligethes aeneus
 
 
 
 
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. Allan and Annette Binding. Andy Godfrey (2006 Sherwood Heath SSSI invertebrate survey). Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Netherfield Wildlife Group. 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.

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Updated January 2022

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