Oxytelus laqueatus
Oxytelus laqueatus
Description
A small rove beetle with short light brown wing cases. It is only about 4 or 5 mm long.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Found in the dung of herbivores.
When to see it
All year round especially in spring and summer.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 45 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
14 May 2013
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
14 May 2013
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
09 April 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
26 March 2019
specimen examined
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