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Beetles – Lycidae

Order Coleoptera – Beetles

   Superfamily Elateroidea
      Family Lycidae – Crimson Beetles
         Genera – Dictyopyera, Platycis, Pyropterus

Platycis minutus mating pair, Sherwood Forest CP. Notts.
Platycis minutus, Sherwood Forest CP, Notts.
Platycis minutus, Treswell Wood, Notts.
Platycis minutus, Treswell Wood, Notts.
Platycis minutus, Treswell Wood, Notts.

Recent Posts

  • The AGM is on Saturday 31st January 2026 at St Catherine’s House, Woodfield Park, Tickhill Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8QP. 25 January 2026
  • Next Meeting – Thursday 15th January 2026, at Parklands Club. 10 January 2026
  • Next Meeting – Saturday 3rd January the New Year Walk. 28 December 2025
  • Next Meeting – Wednesday 17th December 2025 at Parklands Club 1.30pm. 13 December 2025
  • Next Meeting – Monday 8 December 2025 at Parklands Social Club 1.30pm 3 December 2025

Gallery

Lepista flaccida - Tawney Funnel, Sherwood Pines, Notts. Lomaspilis marginata, - Clouded Border, Austerfield.

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