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Lebia cyanocephala

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Lebia cyanocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Lebia
Species:
L. cyanocephala
Binomial name
Lebia cyanocephala

Lebia cyanocephala, sometimes called the blue plunderer,[1] is a ground beetle from a subfamily of Harpalinae.

Description

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Adult beetles are 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) long. The head and elytra are metallic blue.The pronotum is orange.

Distribution

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Widespread in Europe but rare. The northern boundary of the distribution area goes through southern England , southern Norway , southern Sweden and southern Finland . The southern limit of the range runs through western North Africa and reaches Israel in Asia Minor . Of the Mediterranean islands, the beetle is only known from Sicily and Cyprus . The species occurs across the Palearctic to the east as far as Siberia and northern China.

References

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Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Lebia cyanocephala; see its history for attribution.

  1. ^ "Lebia cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)". Retrieved 20 May 2018.