Elodes minutus
Length about 6 mm.
Please provide photograph to support your record.
Although the larvae live in water, the adults can be found on vegetation.
Peak months for this species are May and June.
The larvae live in water.
Widespread in Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR, Poultney Wood
21 June 2023
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR, Poultney Wood
21 June 2023
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015
UK Map
Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Scirtidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 21/06/2023 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 21/06/2023 (Nicholls, David)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.