Bath Wildlife Sightings

Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite beetle), Redland Park, Twerton, Bath, ST7165

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus - 1758) (a Malachite beetle)

Evidence

Feeding on grass pollen

Quantity

1

Locality

Redland Park, Twerton, Bath

Habitat

Cock's-foot grass in unmown meadow

Environmental Conditions

Sunny but windy

Grid Reference

ST718651

Other Information

Seen on an organised field trip. A common and rather beautiful beetle, but small and easy to miss.

Recorded by

Bath Natural History Society

Identified by

Mike Williams