Deleaster dichrous
Length 7 to 8 mm. This is a distinctive rove beetle. It has a dark head but the antennae and legs are orange. The elytra are also orange, but the abdomen is dark brown-black.
Flies well and sometimes visits light traps.
Spring and summer.
Widespread but uncommon in Britain where it is a 'Nationally notable B' species.
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were only 6 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
glfmaf14
Charnwood Lodge
24 May 2012
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
09 June 2018
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
18 April 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Staphylinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 24/05/2012 (FINCH, GRAHAM)
- Last record:
- 09/10/2023 (Gamble, David)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
19 June 2018
