| Poecilus lepidus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Poecilus |
| Species: | P. lepidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilus lepidus | |
Poecilus lepidus is a species of ground beetle2 that was described by Nathanael Gottfried Leske in 1785.1
Range
Poecilus lepidus lives across Europe, including the United Kingdom, and Western Russia.2
Diet
Larvae of Poecilus lepidus (just like other Poecilus species) feed on the egg and larvae of other small arthropods. However, adults are omnivorous.3
Subspecies
There are three subspecies:
References
References
- "Poecilus lepidus (Leske, 1785)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- "Genus Poecilus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- Zangger, Adrian; Lys, Jon-Andri; Nentwig, Wolfgang (May 1994). "Increasing the availability of food and the reproduction of Poecilus cupreus in a cereal field by strip-management". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 71 (2): 111–120. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1994.tb01777.x. ISSN 0013-8703.
- "Poecilus lepidus lepidus (Leske, 1785)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- "Poecilus lepidus gressorius, Carabidae". www.naturamediterraneo.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- "Poecilus lepidus subsp. schatzmayri Jeanne, 1981". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.