Fan-bearing Wood-borer, Miltonrigg Wood, 6 July 19 (1 of 2)
Fan-bearing Wood-borer beetle (Ptilinus pectinicornis) found on a gatepost at the edge of Miltonrigg Wood, near Brampton, 6 July 19.
This species is apparently common in the southern half of the UK, but elsewhere there appear to be relatively few sightings; in fact of the 784 records currently shown on NBN Atlas, only two are to the north of Newcastle! As previously noted Cumbrian data are no longer included in the Atlas, but presumably this species is not widespread within the county. Either way, it's certainly the first one I've seen!
Photo 1 was taken in situ with my bridge camera, and Photo 2 using the integral camera on my SX10D microscope at 20x magnification. It was measured at 4.5mm in length.
A stunning image of the species can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/28473895350/in/photolist
Fan-bearing Wood-borer, Miltonrigg Wood, 6 July 19 (1 of 2)
Fan-bearing Wood-borer beetle (Ptilinus pectinicornis) found on a gatepost at the edge of Miltonrigg Wood, near Brampton, 6 July 19.
This species is apparently common in the southern half of the UK, but elsewhere there appear to be relatively few sightings; in fact of the 784 records currently shown on NBN Atlas, only two are to the north of Newcastle! As previously noted Cumbrian data are no longer included in the Atlas, but presumably this species is not widespread within the county. Either way, it's certainly the first one I've seen!
Photo 1 was taken in situ with my bridge camera, and Photo 2 using the integral camera on my SX10D microscope at 20x magnification. It was measured at 4.5mm in length.
A stunning image of the species can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/28473895350/in/photolist