Chlaenius vestitus
Length 8.5 to 11mm. A metallic green beetle with orangey-yellow patches at the ends of the elytra.
Usually found in marshes, reedbeds and on the edges of ponds and lakes.
Peak time is May to September.
Widespread and fairly frequent in the southern half of Britain
Infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were only 9 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
18 May 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
22 June 2017
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
08 May 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 18/05/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 17/06/2025 (Gaten, Ted)
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