Poecilus lepidus explained

Poecilus lepidus is a species of ground beetle[1] that was described by Nathanael Gottfried Leske in 1785.

Range

Poecilus lepidus lives across Europe, including the United Kingdom, and Western Russia.[1]

Diet

Larvae of Poecilus lepidus (just like other Poecilus species) feed on the egg and larvae of other small arthropods. However, adults are omnivorous.[2]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genus Poecilus . 2024-11-16 . bugguide.net . en.
  2. 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 . en . 71 . 2 . 111–120 . 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1994.tb01777.x . 0013-8703.
  3. Web site: Poecilus lepidus gressorius, Carabidae . 2024-11-16 . www.naturamediterraneo.com.

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