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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 1h

Like little trilobites, larva of the common Riffle Beetle, Elmis aenea. #Coleoptera #Elmidae

Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 22h

It’s a no aquatic invert’ determination day today. Little snails contributing to the case of Ceraclea fulva. River Mease. #Trichoptera

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks Lukas, I had that in mind but needed a bit of confirmation. It’s rather impressive.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 6d

@britmycolsoc.org.uk What’s this beautiful fungi growing from dead Salic caprea in my Nottinghamshire garden.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 12d

Wasps enjoying themselves before the first frosts feeding on a dead vole in the garden. #Hymenoptera #wasps

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 16d

Not my usual fayre of carded beetle but a pinned fly and a rather scarce one of ancient woodland, Pandivirilia melaleuca. Stumbled across it whilst have a rummage, 2015, Worcestershire. #Diptera #Saproxylic #Therevidae

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 26d

It is known from Nottinghamshire but I’ve never found it. Unsurprisingly my records are all coastal, Lincs, Norfolk and Dorset. Quite easy to find once you know what their burrow casts look like.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 26d

Male Bledius spectabilis,fantastic horned pronotum. A cracking Staphylinid beetle, Dorset. #Staphylinidae #Coleoptera

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Sep 7

Timarcha tenebricosa a near certainty on any south-west coast path. #Chrysomelidae #Coleoptera

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Sep 6

Little grains of sand on the move, Georissus crenulatus. This tiny beetle covers itself in sand. Decent bit of camouflage. #Coleoptera #Georissidae

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Sep 5

Final wetland invertebrate survey of the year. Lost in a Midlands river.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Sep 2

British “wildlife” whilst out on an invert survey yesterday. Tame birds bred and released ready to be shot. Don’t know about shooting getting run over was more likely.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Sep 1

Had one out the River Mease earlier today.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Sep 1

Not too uncommon in well vegetated ponds along the Trent.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gyrophaena, they all look pretty much the same until you dissect out the median lobes. I don’t much bother with a key, just find a male and whip its bits out. Here’s one from Gyrophaena fasciata. #Staphylinidae #Coleoptera #Beetle

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 29

What I really love about my hobby/job is I find beetles that I’m really not expecting, they come as a nice surprise amongst the more familiar. A good example is this tiny saproxylic Cyphea curtula (2 mm) pretty rare here in the UK. Lincolnshire woodland. #Staphylinidae #Coleoptera

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 27

Getting near to the end of the season, today’s little invertebrate escapade onto baked hard coal washings. Very little life at all.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’m with Andy, sawfly larva.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 25

Where’s the boast? Bye.

Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 25

Collected and pinned when I was a teenager, several decades ago. My Dad bought me a cabinet with some back pay, he worked for Rolls-Royce. Still have the cabinet and still have fond memories of youth. The site where the Clouded Yellows were taken is now a huge retail park on Crown Estate land.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ivy has started to flower here in Notts.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 24

Think the heat may have got to this Psyllobora in the pupal stage. Nice aberration. Derbyshire last week. #Coccinellidae #Ladybitd #Coleoptera

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wouldn’t, normally take Triplax russica but the middle of these three is smaller than that quoted in all the UK and European keys at 4.5mm. It is however russica and not something a little more interesting. Nottinghamshire woodland. #Coleoptera #Erotylidae other two shown are normal sized at 5.5mm.

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 17

Limnichus pygmaeus, a pretty rare beetle here in the UK. Likes a muddy ditch edge. This one from a Welsh ditch last week. It beat me, wasn’t in the best condition when I pootered it. I’ve spent an hour trying to set it neatly but to no avail. #Limnichidae #Coleoptera

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank God the beans haven't contaminated what looks like a truly excellent breakfast.