THICK-LEGGED FLOWER BEETLE (OEDEMERA VIRESCENS)
LOCAL BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN
Links to associated HAPs
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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
How are we helping to conserve the Thick-legged Flower Beetle in the Cheshire region?
Objectives, Targets and Actions
OBJECTIVES |
LOCAL TARGETS |
To establish presence of the species in the Cheshire region. |
Targets awaited |
ACTIONS REQUIRED |
- Survey of possible sites.
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Progress so far
| 1997 - 2006 Action Completed |
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Contact details
References & Glossary
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.
