The Orchid
Beetle is the sole representative of the Dascillidae
group in Europe. Primarily a species of
upland areas and chalk downland, there are scattered
records from across much of the UK. Most of the adults we
found were in a small area of the Hills and Holes SSSI at
Market Warsop. Orchid Beetles are covered with a soft
pubescence and in shape, are superficially similar to the
the bright red Cardinal Beetles. They spend most of their
time on flowers and their large size of around 12mm,
makes them easy to spot. |