Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere

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wirralbirder
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Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere

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Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere:

Hi All,

Male Rhinoceros Beetle (Sinodendron cylindricum) seen and photographed at Burton Mere Wetlands.

I would be interested to know its status and distribution in Cheshire. This was certainly a first for me.

Cheers,
H
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Re: Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere

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Harry,

Currently 26 records on the database - see map below.

Steve

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Sinodendron cylindricum as at June 2015
Sinodendron cylindricum as at June 2015
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Re: Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere

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Hi Steve,

Thanks for the info. It appears that Burton Mere Wetlands is a new site.

Cheers,
H

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Re: Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere

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It does indeed seem to be a new site for Sinodendron cylindricum Harry - well done.

Having said that I am sure there would be more sites showing for this species if all the Cheshire Coleoptera records from all the Coleopterists (past and present) were available from within the rECOrd database. There is still, even now, a long way to go before all the naturalists and recorders put all their sightings and past data holdings into rECOrd - roll on the day it happens !!!

Cheers,
Steve

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