Lebia cyanocephala
Lebia cyanocephala, sometimes called the blue plunderer,[1] is a ground beetle from a subfamily of Harpalinae.
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Description
Adult beetles are 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) long. They are blue with orangy-blackish legs and antennae. The beetle's rear is yellow.
Distribution
The species are found in Volgograd, Russia (where it was first photographed by Konstantin Makarov in 2006), Kazakhstan[2] and the United Kingdom.[3]
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References
- "Lebia cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)". Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Lebia (Lamprias) cyanocephala". Zin.ru. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Lebia cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)". UK Beetle Recording.
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