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.
David Nicholls
Tilton Cutting NR
23 May 2009
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
26 September 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
12 April 2012
specimen examined
David Nicholls
Westfields Tennis Club
03 April 2009
David Nicholls
Jubilee Walk, Leire
29 March 2011
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 18
- First record:
- 01/05/1992 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 02/05/2022 (Cooper, Barbara)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
26 September 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
12 April 2012
Graham Calow
Sapcote
30 April 2012
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
09 June 2014
specimen examined
