Baeocrara is a genus of featherwing beetles named because of the intricate structure of their flight wings, which have a long fringe of hairs on their borders.

They belong to the Ptiliidae family, and are minute: between 1 and 0.5 mm.

They are mostly found in hollow fir stumps and other types of rotten wood, dung and plant detritus.

[1] They seem to be recent immigrants to Northern Europe possibly introduced by the import of sawmill products.

[4] These eight species belong to the genus Baeocrara:[5]