| Platyrhinus resinosus (Anthribidae, notable
B). One in flight landed on me! Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 24.4.02. Rhynchites aeneovirens (Attelabidae, local). One collected from a Birch trunk at Tiddesley Wood, SO930455, on 26.3.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. Rhynchites caeruleus (Attelabidae, local). One collected from Hawthorn foliage at Drakes Broughton Orchard, SO923487, on 5.4.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. Aromia moschata (Cerambycidae, notable B). One photographed on Pendulous Sedge foliage at Tiddesley Wood, SO930455, on 18.8.02. |
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Phytoecia cylindrica (Cerambycidae, notable
B). One briefly in our garden at Drakes Broughton, SO928486, on 19.4.02. One at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on the late date of 7.7.02. Pogonocherus hispidulus (Cerambycidae, local). One collected from the foliage of Devil's-bit Scabious at Tiddesley Wood, SO930455, on 8.9.02. Longitarsus dorsalis (Chrysomelidae, notable B). One collected from the foliage of Ragwort at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 24.3.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. Sermylassa halensis (Chrysomelidae, local). One collected from Grasses at Windmill Hill, SP071475, on 8.8.02. Thanasimus formicarius (Cleridae, local). Two on a log-pile comprised mainly of Ash at 'Highclere', Wood Norton, SP012479, on 1.6.02. Curculio villosus (Curculionidae, notable B). One collected from an Oak trunk at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 27.3.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. Magdalis cerasi (Curculionidae, notable B). One photographed & collected from Hazel foliage at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 2.5.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. |
| Melandrya caraboides (Melandryidae, notable
B). One male collected from an Oak stump at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 4.5.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. Platypus cylindrus (Platypodidae, notable B). One collected from an Oak stump at Castlemorton Common, SO790396, on 6.8.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. One on Oak at the log-pile, Tiddesley Wood, SO930455, on 18.8.02. One on an Oak stump at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 24.8.02. Onthophagus joannae (Scarabaeidae, local). One collected from closely cropped ground herbage at 'Highclere', Wood Norton, SP012479, on 1.6.02. Confirmed by P.F.Whitehead. Aleurostictus (Gnorimus) nobilis (Scarabaeidae, RDB2). Four adults were very active during hot & sunny conditions at Tiddesley Wood, SO930455, on 29.7.02. All were feeding at the flowers of Meadowsweet, short flights were made intermittently between suitable flowers, one specimen was noted making higher flights before circling down to resume feeding. Several photo's were taken. With grateful thanks to Mr.P.F.Whitehead for his assistance with identification. |
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