Omonadus floralis
A very small beetle with brown elytra often rather paler near the ‘shoulders’. The thorax is usually a rather red brown though the degree may vary.
Associated with decaying plant material and compost heaps, but often found on flowers.
All year, but best between April and November.
Widespread and fairly frequent in England and Wales. There seem to be fewer records from Scotland.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were approximately 34 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
08 October 2017
specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Anthicidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 30/09/1987 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 10/11/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
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