Ilybius fuliginosus
A 10 to 12 mm long dark brown bronze diving beetle with pale yellow stripes along the margins of the elytra.
- 10-12mm
- bristles on the outside corners of the hind femora
- dark brown with yellow stripes along the elytral margins
Permanent water which is vegetated, including rivers, canals, drainage ditches, ponds and lakes. It flies well and may be attracted to light.
All year round.
Predatory on aquatic insects.
Common and widespread in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
02 August 2018
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
02 August 2018
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
02 August 2018
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
17 July 2012
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Dytiscidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 35
- First record:
- 25/06/1979 (Don Goddard)
- Last record:
- 27/07/2023 (Pugh, Dylan)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 August 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 August 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
21 July 2014
specimen examined
David Nicholls
Brookside Meadow, Glenfield
09 August 2018
