Orchesia minor

Orchesia minor (Walker, 1837)
This is a small species, smaller than the more frequently recorded Orchesia undulata and only measuring around 2.5-3.75mm in length. The elytra and pronotum are without any real markings, so care has to be taken with identification, particularly as Orchesia micans, was recorded at Sherwood Forest in 1961 and is somewhat similar. The specimen illustrated was found at Sherwood Forest, by Nick and Samantha Brownley in November 2025.
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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). K N A Alexander (Invertebrate assemblage condition at Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI and Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI survey reports 2009-10). Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2021. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated November 2025