Phloiotrya vaudoueri (Mulsant, 1856)
This nocturnal beetle seems quite common in Sherwood Forest. It was found by torchlight on log piles and came to light during a moth trapping session at the Major Oak on one occasion in July. Males were found to be smaller than females, which reach a length of around 10mm. P. vaudoueri belongs to the Melandryidae family and is distinctive alone, by both shape and posture, with the head tucked below the pronutum.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Phloiotrya vaudoueri
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. K N A Alexander (Invertebrate assemblage condition at Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI and Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI survey reports 2009-10). Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018.

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Updated January 2022

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