Black Clock Beetle
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 21st September 2012 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 18th July 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Black Clock Beetle.
Black Clock Beetle.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Pterostichus madidus.
Coleoptera.
 Carabidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:

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Feature:
Ground-living invertebrates, including caterpillars and slugs, but the adult also eats some plant material.
14 - 20 mm
Gardens, grasslands, woodland, under stones, in grass, or in loose bark.
Breeds in winter, seen in summer.