Badister bullatus
Length 5 to 6.5 mm. It has a black head, bright orange-brown pronotum and orange-brown elytra with black markings. The scutellum is black.
Found in moss or litter in a variety of habitats including ditches, banks, woodland and gardens
Common and widespread in Britain
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 30
- First record:
- 30/09/1987 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 07/05/2023 (Poole, Adam)
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