Anthocomus
rufus (Herbst,
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Belonging to the Melyridae family, the bright red Anthocomus rufus is probably commoner in Nottinghamshire than NBN records suggest. It has a preference for wetter areas around reedbeds and margins, where it can be found on the heads of Phragmites or nearby flowers. The ones photographed were found at the edge of a tiny reed bed on Warsop Main Pit Top in August 2011, so sites like Attenborough and others in the Trent Valley should hold this beetle. | ||
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Anthocomus
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