Bembidion lampros
A small (3-4mm) beetle. It is very shiny, normally brassy, with reddish brown legs. Elytra with less than 7 strya.
It frequents most dry habitats, including gardens and agricultural land.
Peaking in May
Very common throughout Britain
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 213 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
16 May 2009
Graham Calow
Sapcote
17 May 2012
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote
13 March 2013
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote
17 May 2012
specimen examined
AJ Cann
Market Bosworth
31 December 2018
Elytral strya
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 36
- First record:
- 30/09/1987 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 15/05/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote
13 March 2013
specimen examined
