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Crucifix Ground Beetle - Panagaeus cruxmajor
A largely black and rather bristly beetle, it is 8 to10 mm in length, with large red spots on its wing cases which give the appearance of a red background behind a black cross.
Panagaeus bipustulatus is a commoner relative, looking very much alike except for being smaller.
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It shelters under pieces of wood during the day.
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It is a nocturnal predatory species thought to mainly feed on semi-aquatic snails.
Scarce and very local, mainly found in the southern half of Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Crucifix Ground Beetle
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 17/06/2020 (Cooper, Barbara)
- Last record:
- 28/05/2021 (Cooper, Barbara)
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