Poecilus lepidus

Poecilus lepidus is a species of ground beetle that was described by Nathanael Gottfried Leske in 1785.

Range

Poecilus lepidus lives across Europe, including the United Kingdom, and Western Russia.

Diet

Larvae of Poecilus lepidus (just like other Poecilus species) feed on the egg and larvae of other small arthropods. However, adults are omnivorous.

Subspecies

There are three subspecies:

• Poecilus lepidus lepidus
• Poecilus lepidus gressorius
• Poecilus lepidus schatzmayri

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