Leistus rufomarginatus

Leistus rufomarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Leistus
Species:	L. rufomarginatus
Binomial name
Leistus rufomarginatus (Duftschmid, 1812)

Leistus rufomarginatus is a species of ground beetle that is native to Europe where it can be found in the following regions: Albania, Austria, the Baltic states (except for Estonia), Benelux, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Northern Ireland, mainland Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the states of former Yugoslavia, and European part of Turkey. ^[1]

Biology

Both larvae and imagos mainly prey on springtails. They are mainly found in moist bushes, deciduous forests. They are also found elsewhere, but not as commonly, such as coniferous forests and very rarely in parks and gardens. ^[2]

References

1. "Leistus (Pogonophorus) rufomarginatus (Duftschmid, 1812)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
2. Putchkov, Aleksandr V. (14 December 2018). "Leistus rufomarginatus (Duftschmid, 1812) (Coleoptera, Carabidae,Nebriini), ground beetle new to Norway" (PDF). Norwegian Journal of Entomology (65): 91–93.