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There is still little known about the presence of this beetle in the UK. It has been recently confirmed that this species exists in good numbers in Cheshire at Wybunbury Moss and there is also a modern record for a site near Wigan, Greater Manchester. Other old records exist for several extremely localised, widely separated populations in east Sussex, Grampian and Tayside. However, its presence in Staffordshire is now uncertain.
The adults feed on young birch (betula) less than 2 metres high and have been swept from dwarf trees in deciduous woodland during June. It was previously assumed that the larvae occur in ant nests like other members of the genus, but this is now being questioned.
Cryptocephalus decemmacultus is nationally rare and is a UK priority species as defined in the UK Biodiversity Steering Group Tranche 2 Action Plans report 1998. It is also listed as a Category 2 species in the invertebrate Red Data Book.
OBJECTIVES |
LOCAL TARGETS |
To ensure the continued survival of the species in its known location at Wybunbury Moss. |
Targets awaited |
ACTIONS REQUIRED |
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1997 - 2006 Action Completed |
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Information about Wybunbury Moss and its associated wildlife - http://www.dkwright.co.uk/Wybunbury_Moss_Reserve.htm
LBAP Chair | Cheshire Wildlife Trust Phone: 01948 820728 |
Shirt, D. B. (Ed.) (1997): British Red Data Book: 2. Insects. Nature Conservation Council.
A Biodiversity Audit of North West England: UK Steering Group (1999) Mr. John Webb.
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