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Species Account for Malachius bipustulatus

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Malachius bipustulatus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Malachite Beetle
Coleoptera: Melyridae

Red-tipped Flower Beetle (Malachius bipustulatus) Copyright: Peter Pearson

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Saproxylic species

Records: 447
First Record: 1977
Latest Record: 2025

1992-on hectads: 40
Pre-1992 hectads: 7
Total hectads: 41

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Red-tipped Flower Beetle (Malachius bipustulatus)
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Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 135 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 3 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 140 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 447 records with habitat detail and method information)

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