Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)
A small ground beetle, with huge eyes and a characteristic appearance. There are several other similar species, but N. biguttatus is the commonest. A species of mixed habitats that includes gardens. Length 5-6mm. The one pictured was found in Sherwood Forest during July 2008.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Notiophilus biguttatus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Tim Sexton. Allan and Annette Binding. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Wil Heeney. Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Richard Davidson. NBGRC. Meg Skinner. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018. Barry Lygo. Clumber Park SSSI Saproxylic Invertebrate Survey - A report to Natural England by EMEC Ecology 2019. David Shaw. Peter Kirby (Ploughman Wood Invertebrate survey 1998 on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust).

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Updated January 2024

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