Months sighted in garden
Dung beetle
Acrossus ?rufipes
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Coleoptera
Black dung beetle ca. 1 cm in length with smooth shiny pronotum. Caught in light trap 9th August, 2023. Another with a dark brown elytra caught in light trap 9th July, and again 18th September, 2025.