| Oedemera
nobilis is more commonly known as the Swollen-thighed Beetle and
for obvious reasons, although the female (top two photographs) doesn't
have the huge femurs of the male. A recent Nottinghamshire colonist, this beetle has
been spreading north through the UK and is now very common
throughout
Nottinghamshire. Sites along the Trent Valley were the first to produce
records and by June 2017 it was as far north as Budby South Forest, but
rapidly spread to all parts of the county.
The adult beetles are regular visitors to flowers and are
conspicuous by their quite large size and metallic
colouration. |
