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Dacne bipustulata (Thunberg, 1781)

Dacne bipustulata
  • Gwydir Street: 23 May 2023
  • Family: Erotylidae ("Pleasing Fungus Beetles")
  • Almost always occurs close to or on the surface of fungi, or among bark previously hosting fruiting bodies
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Glischrochilus hortensis (Fourcroy, 1775)

Glischrochilus hortensis
  • Cambridge, 27 Aug 2001
  • Family: Nitidulidae
  • Listed in Joy's handbook under the junior synonym G. olivieri (Bedel).
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Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus (Fabricius, 1775)

Meligethes aeneus
  • Gwydir Street: 27 Feb 2021
  • Fond of yellow flowers such as dandelions, buttercups and brassicas. Larvae grow in the flower buds.
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Cartodere bifasciata (Reitter, 1877)

Cartodere bifasciata
  • Cambridge, 23 Mar 2021
  • Family: Latridiidae
  • Native to Australia, first introduced into Europe with tobacco.
  • Breeds in decaying organic material, and also in stored grain etc.
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Cartodere nodifer (Westwood, 1839)

Cartodere nodifer
  • Gwydir Street: 4 Apr 2023
  • Native to Australia and New Zealand this species is now cosmopolitan in distribution.
  • Adults and larvae feed exclusively on fungal hyphae, spores and conidia developing on damp surfaces.
  • Membrane-like secretions border the pronotum, and the elytra have prominent raised carinae.
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