Beetles in and around Torphins Wood

Beetles to be found in and around Torphins Wood, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Torphins is a village in upper Deeside, Aberdeenshire Scotland. There is nothing particularly special about the wood, it is a mixed species coniferous/deciduous wood, so things found there can probably be found in many other Scottish, British or even European woods. For more information on Torphins itself and the human population there go to Torphins.org.

Insects, beetles 1, 2, ground beetles 1 2, springtails, earwigs, flies, true bugs, bumblebees, bees, wasps, sawflies, butterflies and moths 1 2 3 lacewings etc., dragonflies and damselflies, stoneflies,		Flatworms	Slugs/snails	Worms/leeches	Lice
		Millipedes/centipedes etc.	Spiders 1, 2, harvestmen, mites, ticks, etc.	Woodlice, water fleas, cyclops

Hylobius abietis, the Pine weevil, Large pine weevil

Found on, in or near pine, spruce and larch.

Adults seen mainly April - June.

Adult length 8 - 14 mm.

More on the pine weevil and other weevils.

Phyllobious, Weevil

Found on vegetation in gardens, and open woodland.

Coccinella septempunctata, 7 spot ladybird

Both adults and larvae are found on vegetation, usually near aphids.

Usually seen only in the warmer months, however adults hibernate over the winter, often away from vegetation.

Halyzia 16 guttata, Orange ladybird

Adults and larvae are found on the underside of the leaves of deciduous trees, especially sycamore. Adults hibernate in the trees, in leaf litter and even in the soil.

Nicrophorus (Necrophorus) humator, sexton, carrion or burying beetle

The adult is 18 - 26 mm long.

Found anywhere there are carcasses of small animals to be found.

Nicrophorus investigator

Found anywhere there are carcasses of small animals to be found.