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Ophonus rufibarbis
This medium sized beetle (7-9mm) has a dark brown body and pale legs and antennae. The pronotum is strongly sinuate with sharp points at the hind angles.
Found in sparsely vegetated habitats on all soil types.
June to August
It is widespread in England
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 43 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 10
- First record:
- 12/05/2009 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 12/07/2020 (Calow, Graham)
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