Paranchus albipes
This is a 6 to 9mm long, dark brown ground beetle with conspicuous pale yellow legs and antennae. The first three antennal segments are all non-pubescent.
Under stones and among litter or on mud at the side of lakes, streams and rivers.
May to the end of September.
Widespread and quite common in Britain.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 492 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David Nicholls
Ratby, Brook Drive woodland
12 April 2025
David Nicholls
Thornton Reservoir
30 September 2011
AJ Cann
Thornton Reservoir
20 March 2019
David Nicholls
Thornton Reservoir
27 April 2013
David Nicholls
Kirby Rd Ponds, Glenfield
15 August 2018
David Nicholls
Narborough Bog NR
08 November 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 22
- First record:
- 02/05/1995 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 07/04/2026 (Will Warley)
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David Nicholls
Thornton Reservoir
27 April 2013
David Nicholls
Lea Meadows
16 April 2014
David Nicholls
Watermead Country Park
12 April 2024
David Nicholls
Glenfield, Clanfelde Hills
13 March 2020
