Omalium rivulare
Omalium rivulare
Description
This is a small (3.5 to 5 mm), mainly brown rove beetle.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Associated with decomposing material of all kinds, fungi, rotting wood, birds nests etc.
When to see it
Mainly recorded in summer and autumn.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 76 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
06 July 2013
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
06 July 2013
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
06 July 2013
specimen examined
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