Anthracus consputus
A 3.8 to 5 mm long, brown ground beetle.
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Found amongst grass and leaves in shady or damp places and at the margins of still water.
Most records seem to be in spring and early summer.
Widespread in the southern half on Britain, but may be local in distribution.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mark Skevington
Whetstone Garden
18 June 2013
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- 18/06/2013 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 18/06/2013 (Skevington, Mark)
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