Cassio Bridge
    The Cassio bridge recording site is a small marina situated between the river Gade and the Grand Union Canal. Cassiobury park lies to the north of the Gade as does a small nature reserve, Whippendell wood nearly extends to the site along the south of the canal. Recording techniques include searching, sweeping, UV light and pitfall trapping along the river bank.


Cassio Bridge Lock G.U. canal

River Gade

Beggar's Bush Lane

WCG HQ
Species List Comments
Apionidae
Apion frumentarium Common
Ceratapion onopordi  
Malvapion malvae  
Perapion hydrolapathi  
Taeniapion urticarium  
Byturidae
Byturus ochraceus Common
Cantharidae
Cantharis decipiens Common
Cantharis rufa  
Rhagonycha fulva Very common
Carabidae
Amara aenea  
Amara apricaria  
Bembidion bruxellense  
Bembidion dentellum  
Bembidion quadrimaculatum  
Bradycellus verbasci Light trap
Curtonotus aulicus  
Dromius quadrimaculatus  
Harpalus affinis  
Harpalus rufipes  
Leistus fulvibarbis  
Loricera pilicornis  
Nebria brevicollis  
Notiophilus biguttatus  
Notiophilus rufipes  
Paranchus albipes  
Pterostichus madidus  
Pterostichus nigrita  
Pterostichus strenuus  
Cerambycidae
Agapanthia villosoviridescens  
Leiopus nebulosus At light
Rutpela maculata  
Chrysomelidae
Altica lythri Common
Cassida prasina  
Cassida rubignosa  
Crepidodera aurata Very Common
Crepidodera plutus  
Donacia semicuprea Large Colony
Lochmaea crataegi  
Phyllotreta nigripes  
Plagiodera versicolora  
Prasocuris junci  
Psylliodes affinis  
Cleridae
Tillus elongatus At Light
Coccinellidae
Adalia bipunctata  
Adalia decempunctata  
Calvia quattuordecimguttata  
Coccinella septempunctata  
Harmonia axyridis  
Psllobora vigintiduopunctata  
Rhizobius litura  
Cryptophagidae
Antherophagus similis  
Curculionidae
Archarius salicivorus  
Ceutorhyncus pallidactylus  
Cionus scrophulariae  
Cionus tuberculosus  
Dorytomus ictor  
Hylesinus varius  
Otiorhynchus sulcatus  
Phyllobius viridiaeris  
Sitona lepidus  
Sitona lineatus  
Sitona puncticollis  
Tomicus piniperda  
Tychius meliloti  
Dermestidae
Anthrenus fuscus  
Anthrenus verbasci  
Dermestes haemorrhoidalis  
Dytiscidae
Hygrotus versicolor  
Elateridae
Athous haemorrhoidalis  
Melanotus villosus  
Erirhinidae
Notaris scirpi At light
Helophoridae
Helophorus grandis  
Helophorus brevipalpis  
Heteroceridae
Heterocerus fenestriatus  
Hydrophilidae
Anacaena globulus  
Cercyon bifenestratus  
Cercyon laminatus  
Cercyon marinus  
Cercyon unipunctatus  
Enochrus melanocephalus At light
Hydrobius fuscipes  
Kateridae
Brachypterus glaber  
Melyridae
Dasytes aeratus  
Nitidulidae
Soronia punctatissima  
Oedemeridae
Oedemera nobilis  
Ptinidae
Anobium fulvicorne Common
Anobium punctatum Common
Rhynchitidae
Neocoenorrhinus aeqatus  
Scarabaeidae
Amphimallon solstitiale  
Aphodius prodromus  
Aphodius rufipes  
Hoplia philanthus  
Scraptiidae
Anaspis rufilabris  
Staphylinidae
Anotylus rugosus  
Anthobium atrocephalum  
Cilea silphoides  
Myrmecocephalus concinnus  
Quedius fuliginosus  
Scaphisoma boleti  
Sepedophilus littoreus  
Tachinus rufipes  
Tenebrionidae
Prionychus ater