Poecilus lepidus is a species of ground beetle[2] that was described by Nathanael Gottfried Leske in 1785.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Poecilus |
| Species: | P. lepidus
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| Poecilus lepidus | |
Range
editPoecilus lepidus lives across Europe, including the United Kingdom, and Western Russia.[2]
Diet
editLarvae of Poecilus lepidus (just like other Poecilus species) feed on the egg and larvae of other small arthropods. However, adults are omnivorous.[3]
Subspecies
editThere are three subspecies:
References
edit- ^ a b "Poecilus lepidus (Leske, 1785)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b "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.
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