Plateumaris sericea
Length 9 to 12 mm. Plateumaris sericea shows amazing colour variation, ranging from blackish-blue to red with heavily pitted elytra.
Plateumaris discolor is similar, but mainly found around acid waters.
Around ponds where the larval foodplants are present.
Peak time is May to July.
The larval food plants are bur-reeds (Sparganium sp.).
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 26 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
23 May 2014
specimen examined - blue colour form
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
23 May 2014
green colour form
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
23 May 2014
brown colour form
Graham Calow
Wykin Canal Towpath
12 May 2015
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Chrysomelidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 18
- First record:
- 24/04/2011 (Gamble, David)
- Last record:
- 26/05/2024 (Lewis, Steven)
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Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
23 May 2014
brown colour form
