Denticollis linearis
Length 9 to 13 mm. Although a variable species, the pronotum is always orangey red. The elytra can be various shades of brown and have pitted rows down their length.
Various habitats from meadows to wooded areas.
Peaking in summer
The larvae are found mainly under loose bark, and pupate in spring
Common in England and Wales but scarcer in Scotland.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 39 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk Leire
13 June 2012
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
10 June 2012
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
11 June 2010
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
23 June 2007
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
10 June 2015
David Gould
Wood Close Plantation
02 June 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Elateridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 14
- First record:
- 23/06/2007 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 05/06/2023 (Pochin, Christine)
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David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
01 June 2020
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk Leire
13 June 2012
Steve Mathers
Charnwood Lodge
14 June 2017
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
10 June 2015
Steve Mathers
Ulverscroft NR
21 May 2017
