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Cercyon unipunctatus


This my first Cercyon, and by no means the commonest in the genus, was netted in flight during a brief flurry of insect activity on a warm February day.

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Cercyon unipunctatus, Crow's Meadow, near Thompson Common (Norfolk, UK), 16th February 2017


My second was attracted to light.

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Cercyon unipunctatus, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 7th May 2023


This one was also attracted to LED lights - at a different site within the same project area as the last.

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Cercyon unipunctatus, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 7th May 2023


This also came to light and was a filthy individual covered in debris.

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Cercyon unipunctatus, Cooper Street Drove near Ash (Kent, UK), 2nd May 2026