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Lebia cyanocephala

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Species of beetle
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Lebia cyanocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Lebia
Species: L. cyanocephala
Binomial name
Lebia cyanocephala
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Lebia cyanocephala, sometimes called the blue plunderer, is a ground beetle from a subfamily of Harpalinae.

Description

Adult beetles are 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) long. The head and elytra are metallic blue.The pronotum is orange.

Distribution

Widespread in Europe but rare. The northern boundary of the distribution area goes through southern England , southern Norway , southern Sweden and southern Finland . The southern limit of the range runs through western North Africa and reaches Israel in Asia Minor . Of the Mediterranean islands, the beetle is only known from Sicily and Cyprus . The species occurs across the Palearctic to the east as far as Siberia and northern China.

References

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  1. "Lebia cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)". Retrieved 20 May 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Lebia cyanocephala
Carabus cyanocephalus


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