21/10/2020
Bath Wildlife Sightings
Meloe rugosus (Rugged Oil-beetle), Thickwood, Colerne, ST8272
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Sept-Dec 2018; Jan & Feb 2019., and then again Oct-Dec 2019; Jan & Feb 2020 and then again Oct-Dec 20;
Species
Evidence
Seen at night in torch lit searches, following discovery when checking moth trap on front and back lawns of house.
Quantity
Varied between single and a max of 30 in 2018; 11 in 2019; 30 in 2020;
Locality
Thickwood
Habitat
Wildlife garden on calcareous ground
Environmental Conditions
Through range in weather conditions in those months & years
Grid Reference
ST8272
Other Information
Recorded by
Chris Woods
Identified by
Chris Woods
