Beetles - (Coleoptera) - Group

Beetles - Coleoptera

Group Description

There are over 4000 different species of Beetle in the UK making up the largest insect group in the UK.

There are 53 species of Lady bird that have ever been recorded in the UK. Of these, 6 are introduced and another 5 are now extinct or occasional. Another species which was thought to be extinct was rediscovered in 2000 but they exist as immigrants along the South coast of England. And a very small colony which was found in Devon in 2011. So there are 48 species in the UK. 42 native species currently living in the UK of which 41 are common-ish.

SubGroups

name	latinname	species	sightings	media
10-spot Ladybird	Adalia decempunctata	1	1	4
14 Spot Ladybird	Propylea quattuordecimpunctata	1	7	15
16 Spot Ladybird	Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata	1	2	4
2 Spot Ladybird	Adalia bipunctata	1	3	14
22 Spot Ladybird	Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata	1	6	27
24 Spot Ladybird	Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata	1	6	12
7-spot Ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	1	16	58
Abax parallelepipedus	Abax parallelepipedus	1	1	4
Abax parallelepipedus	Abax parallelepipedus	1	1	1
Alder Leaf Beetle	Agelastica alni	1	3	9
Altica lythri	Altica lythri	1	2	4
Amara similata	Amara similata	1	3	22
Andrion regensteinense	Andrion regensteinense	1	2	8
Anotylus rugosus	Anotylus rugosus	1	1	2
Anthribus fasciatus	Anthribus fasciatus	1	1	5
Antirrhinum Beetle	Brachypterolus pulicarius	1	1	7
Aphodius fimetarius	Aphodius fimetarius	1	1	5
Apion frumentarium	Apion frumentarium	1	2	6
Asparagus Beetle	Crioceris asparagi	1	1	5
Athous haemorrhoidalis	Athous haemorrhoidalis	1	3	5
Beetle Unidentified	Beetle Unidentified	1	1	6
Bembidion aeneum	Bembidion aeneum	1	1	2
Bembidion lampros	Bembidion lampros	1	1	5
Bembidion quadrimaculatum	Bembidion quadrimaculatum	1	3	12
Black & Yellow Longhorn	Rutpela maculata	1	2	32
Black Clock Beetle	Pterostichus madidus	1	2	9
Black Oil-beetle	Meloe proscarabaeus	1	1	3
Black-and-red Pot Beetle	Cryptocephalus bipunctatus	1	1	3
Cabbage Stem Weevil	Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus	1	1	1
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle	Psylliodes chrysocephala	1	1	9
Calathus fuscipes	Calathus fuscipes	1	1	1
Cantharis flavilabris	Cantharis flavilabris	1	2	13
Cantharis livida	Cantharis livida	1	2	6
Cantharis rustica	Cantharis rustica	1	5	18
Cartodere nodifer	Cartodere nodifer	1	1	8
Celery Leaf Beetle	Phaedon tumidulus	1	1	6
Chrysolina banksi	Chrysolina banksi	1	1	9
Clover Seed Weevil	Protapion apricans	1	1	2
Clover-root Weevil	Sitona hispidulus	1	1	12
Common Furniture Beetle	Anobium punctatum	1	1	2
Common Malachite Beetle	Malachius bipustulatus	1	3	14
Common Pollen Beetle	Meligethes aeneus	1	4	12
Common Red Soldier Beetle	Rhagonycha fulva	1	6	19
Common Sexton Beetle	Nicrophorus vespilloides	1	1	5
Common Springtail-stalker	Notiophilus biguttatus	1	1	2
Common Sun Beetle	Amara aenea	1	4	10
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil	Platyrhinus resinosus	1	1	11
Cream-spot Ladybird	Calvia quattuordecimguttata	1	1	5
Cryptocephalus aureolus	Cryptocephalus aureolus	1	1	4
Dasytes plumbeus	Dasytes plumbeus	1	2	15
Devil's Coach Horse	Ocypus olens	1	1	5
Donacia simplex	Donacia simplex	1	1	5
Donacia vulgaris	Donacia vulgaris	1	2	4
Dromius quadrimaculatus	Dromius quadrimaculatus	1	1	4
Eledona agricola	Eledona agricola	1	1	6
Enochrus testaceus	Enochrus testaceus	1	1	1
Epaulet Ladybird	Rhyzobius chrysomeloides	1	1	2
Figwort Weevil	Cionus scrophulariae	1	4	8
Fleabane Tortoise Beetle	Cassida murraea	1	1	2
Grammoptera ruficornis	Grammoptera ruficornis	1	2	6
Green Dock Beetle	Gastrophysa viridula	1	2	10
Green Nettle Weevil	Phyllobius virideaeris	1	3	18
Gyrinus substriatus	Gyrinus substriatus	1	1	1
Gyrohypnus angustatus	Gyrohypnus angustatus	1	1	3
Harlequin Ladybird	Harmonia axyridis	1	9	28
Harpalus affinis	Harpalus affinis	1	1	0
Helophorus brevipalpis	Helophorus brevipalpis	1	1	8
Imported Willow Leaf Beetle	Plagiodera versicolora	1	1	1
Iris Weevil	Mononychus punctumalbum	1	3	6
Isomira murina	Isomira murina	1	2	7
Lagria hirta	Lagria hirta	1	3	11
Large Striped Flea Beetle	Phyllotreta nemorum	1	1	2
Lesser Stag Beetle	Dorcus parallelipipedus	1	1	5
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle	Ischnomera cyanea	1	1	2
Lesser-streaked Dung Beetle	Nimbus obliteratus	1	1	6
Lesteva longoelytrata	Lesteva longoelytrata	1	1	3
Lily Beetle	Lilioceris lilii	1	2	12
Lined Click Beetle	Agriotes lineatus	1	1	3
Loricera pilicornis	Loricera pilicornis	1	1	3
Magdalis armigera	Magdalis armigera	1	1	5
Margarinotus purpurascens	Margarinotus purpurascens	1	1	5
Meadow Ladybird	Rhyzobius litura	1	1	3
Mill Carpet Beetle	Anthrenus fuscus	1	1	3
Mottled Dingy-brown Click Beetle	Agrypnus murinus	1	1	1
Nebria brevicollis	Nebria brevicollis	1	1	4
Oedemera lurida	Oedemera lurida	1	5	17
Olibrus liquidus	Olibrus liquidus	1	1	8
Othius punctulatus	Othius punctulatus	1	1	3
Oulema duftschmidi?	Oulema duftschmidi?	1	2	7
Oxystoma pomonae	Oxystoma pomonae	1	1	2
Paederus littoralis	Paederus littoralis	1	1	2
Perapion violaceum	Perapion violaceum	1	1	3
Philonthus decorus	Philonthus decorus	1	3	14
Platycis minutus	Platycis minutus	1	1	5
Poecilus cupreus	Poecilus cupreus	1	1	11
Potato Flea Beetle	Psylliodes affinis	1	1	2
Quedius levicollis	Quedius levicollis	1	2	14
Ragwort Flea Beetle	Longitarsus jacobaeae	1	2	12
Red-flanked Ladybird	Scymnus interruptus	1	1	3
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle	Pyrochroa serraticornis	1	4	21
Red-rimmed Plate-jaw	Leistus rufomarginatus	1	1	3
Rose Chafer	Cetonia aurata	1	8	49
Rosemary Beetle	Chrysolina americana	1	1	7
Sailor Beetle	Cantharis rustica	1	2	7
Silpha tristis	Silpha tristis	1	1	4
Small Green Nettle Weevil	Phyllobius roboretanus	1	3	9
Small Nettle Weevil	Nedyus quadrimaculatus	1	2	9
Sphaeroderma rubidum	Sphaeroderma rubidum	1	1	2
Sphaeroderma testaceum	Sphaeroderma testaceum	1	1	1
Stem Miner Weevil	Mecinus pyraster	1	1	5
Stenurella melanura	Stenurella melanura	1	2	10
Stenus clavicornis	Stenus clavicornis	1	1	2
Strophosoma faber	Strophosoma faber	1	1	5
Sulphur Beetle	Cteniopus sulphureus	1	2	2
Tachinus subterraneus	Tachinus subterraneus	1	1	9
Tachyporus hypnorum	Tachyporus hypnorum	1	2	14
Tachyporus pusillus	Tachyporus pusillus	1	2	12
Thick-legged Flower Beetle	Oedemera nobilis	1	17	48
Thistle Tortoise Beetle	Cassida rubiginosa	1	1	2
Tortoise Beetle	Cassida vibex	1	3	6
Trichosirocalus troglodytes	Trichosirocalus troglodytes	1	1	12
Turnip Gall Weevil	Ceutorhynchus assimilis	1	1	4
Two-coloured Brown Click Beetle	Athous bicolor	1	1	1
Varied Carpet Beetle	Anthrenus verbasci	1	3	6
Viburnum Beetle	Pyrrhalta viburni	1	1	3
Vine Weevil	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	1	3	27
Wasp Beetle	Clytus arietis	1	1	5
Water Ladybird	Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata	1	2	4
Welsh Chafer	Hoplia philanthus	1	2	13
Willow Flea Beetle	Crepidodera aurata	1	1	2

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