A Nationally
notable B species and a beetle which is largely active
throughout the colder months of the year. Apart from one
historical Sherwood Forest record, Phloiophilus
edwardsii seems to have been recorded within the
Sherwood Forest NNR on only one occasion since, when
found during survey work in 2009/10 (Alexander, K.N.A.). This was a beetle we had looked for over
several Winters, eventually finding six adults under
bark, on a large section of fungus-covered fallen Oak on
Budby South Forest in November 2014. |