Cercyon terminatus
1.6-2.3mm. Elytra colours can vary but are usually a pale reddish brown. The pronotum is black all over.
Other Cercyon, particularly C. quinquilius which is a similar size but has yellow elytra and a black pronotum with yellow lateral margins.
In dung or compost.
All year.
Widespread but not commonly recorded.
Uncommon.
David Nicholls
Desford Charity Fields
21 June 2025
David Nicholls
Desford Charity Fields
21 June 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Hydrophilidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 21/06/2025 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 21/06/2025 (Nicholls, David)
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