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PICTURE: BC Butterfly Garden, Chambers Farm Wood, near Bardney, Lincolnshire, July 2011.

DISTRIBUTION: This beetle is not common, and is seldom encountered. It is widely distributed throughout England, Wales and southern Scotland.

WING SPAN: 18mm to 34mm.                                        STATUS: Resident.         

FLIGHT PERIOD: June through to August.               LARVAL PERIOD: No data.

HABITAT:  They inhabit well established, and ancient woodland.

FOOD PLANT/S: The dead and decaying wood of tree's..                                           

SIMILAR SPECIES: The Musk Beetle is similar.

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