Corticeus unicolor

Alternative names
Hypophlaeus unicolor
Description

Size 5 to 7 mm. A deep red darkling beetle with finely punctate elytra and a blackish head. The pronotum is longer than it is broad.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Underneath young bracket fungus and behind bark.

When to see it

Often found at night by torchlight.

UK Status

Rare in Britain and with an RDB3 status (Species with small populations which are localised or thinly scattered.)

VC55 Status

Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland - the  Cloud Wood specimen of 23/04/2012 is possibly the first VC55 record.

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Species profile

Species group:
Beetles
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Tenebrionidae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
23/04/2012 (FINCH, GRAHAM)
Last record:
23/04/2012 (FINCH, GRAHAM)

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