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Lebia cyanocephala, sometimes called the blue plunderer,[1] is a ground beetle from a subfamily of Harpalinae.
Description[edit]
Adult beetles are 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) long. The head and elytra are metallic blue.The pronotum is orange.
Distribution[edit]
Widespread in Europe but rare. The northern boundary of the distribution area goes through southern England , southern Norway , southern Sweden and southern Finland . The southern limit of the range runs through western North Africa and reaches Israel in Asia Minor . Of the Mediterranean islands, the beetle is only known from Sicily and Cyprus . The species occurs across the Palearctic to the east as far as Siberia and northern China.
References[edit]
Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Lebia cyanocephala; see its history for attribution.
- ^ "Lebia cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)". Retrieved 20 May 2018.