THICK-LEGGED FLOWER BEETLE (OEDEMERA VIRESCENS)
LOCAL BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN

OBJECTIVES

To establish presence of the species in the Cheshire region.

LOCAL TARGETS

Targets awaited

CURRENT STATUS

This is a long, elongated, dull metallic, green beetle with extraordinary expansion of the hind legs in the male. The larvae develop in dead wood.

There are recent records for the south running valleys in the western part of the North York Moors. Old records exist from Gloucestershire and Norfolk.

It is provisionally Red Data Book Category 2. It is listed in the RDB as Category 3.

THREATS

Unknown

CURRENT ACTION

None

ACTION REQUIRED IN 2006+

Survey of possible sites.

ACTION COMPLETED PREVIOUSLY

None

ACTUAL LBAP IMPLEMENTERS

None

OTHER POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTERS

Cheshire Wildlife Trust	Landowners and managers	rECOrd
English Nature	Local groups and individuals	Universities
Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society	Museums

CONTACT

Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Phone: 01270 610180
Fax: 01270 610430

REFERENCES

HMSO (1995): Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 1: Meeting the Rio Challenge, London.
HMSO (1995): Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 2:Action Plans, London.

Date compiled - 1998
Date reviewed - 1999