Poecilus cupreus

Copper colored stained grave runners ( Poecilus cupreus )

The copper -colored stained grave runner or runners Kupferige shoulder ( Poecilus cupreus ) is a beetle of the family of ground beetles ( Carabidae ).

Features

The beetles reach a body length of 9 to 13 millimeters. They have a black body color and have a highly variable coloration, usually with a reddish, bronze, green, blue or violet metallic luster. Head, pronotum and its broadened side edge are dense and heavily textured with dots. The base of the pronotum is more spotted than in the similar nature Poecilus versicolor. The legs are usually black, brown or rust colored rare. The animals have on the inner side of the rails ( tibiae ) of the rear legs, a number of 8 to 10 bristles thin. Poecilus versicolor there has only five to eight bristles are designed thicker and shorter. The first three elements of the sensor are a keel, wherein the first two members are brighter than the other.

Similar Species

• Poecilus versicolor

Occurrence

The animals are found in Europe and Asia. They are found over the Caucasus, Minor and Central Asia to the West Siberia. The northern border of the distribution area is the south of Norway, central Sweden and Finland. They occur in the British Isles only on the Isle of Wight. They live in damp places such as in moist forest edges, on wet meadows and muddy, poorly vegetated fields and can be found under stones or wood. They are often usually at high altitudes they are rare.

Way of life

The adults overwinter. They feed mainly predatory, but occasionally of vegetable-based foods