Clivina fossor
Size 6 to 7 mm. This beetle is all dark brown with studded rows or lines running the length of its elytra. It has adaptations for a life underground. The tarsal segments on the front pair of legs are broadened for digging. This enables exploitation other food sources.
Diverse habitats, particularly pasture, arable land and gardens.
Widespread and very common in Britain.
Appears to be becoming less common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Pickworth Great Wood
30 March 2019
David Nicholls
Rutland Water, Egleton NR
25 March 2010
AJ Cann
Pickworth Great Wood
30 March 2019
David Nicholls
Aylestone Meadows
28 March 2011
David Nicholls
Ratby garden2
21 May 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 31/05/1997 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 08/11/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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