Hydrobius fuscipes
Length 6 to 8 mm with black elytra that are finely punctate. The legs are mainly orangey brown.
Usually found in ponds and small pools with bank side vegetation.
All year round, but peaking July to September.
The larvae usually appear in May or June and feed on small insects in the water. The adults feed on submerged detritus.
Widespread and quite common in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 257 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
AJ Cann
Knighton
28 May 2016
Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
11 July 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
13 August 2014
specimen examined
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
27 May 2013
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
27 May 2013
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Hydrophilidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 40
- First record:
- 30/09/1987 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 07/07/2023 (Graves, Hazel)
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Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
05 May 2022
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
11 July 2014
specimen examined
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
05 May 2022
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
27 May 2013
enhanced photo, not true colours
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
02 August 2013
AJ Cann
Knighton
28 May 2016
