Amara familiaris

It is small, around 5-7 mm with a dark metallic lustre and red/brown legs. The front corners of the pronotum are sharp which helps to distinguish this from other similar Amara species.

It favours dry habitats

Most often seen between spring and summer 

It hunts during the day in warm weather

Very common throughout much of Britain.

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 173 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.