Omophron limbatum

Omophron limbatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Omophron
Species:	O. limbatum
Binomial name
Omophron limbatum (Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
Carabus limbatusFabricius, 1777 Omophron krausseiCsiki, 1927 Omophron confluensChobaut, 1923 Omophron solskyiZaitzev, 1916 Omophron baenningeriKrausse, 1915 Omophron sokolariRoubal, 1910 Omophron corcyreumJ.Sahlberg, 1903 Epactius maculatipennisPic, 1901 Omophron kanalenseFauvel, 1882 Omophron disjunctumDalla Torre, 1877 Nitidula coccinelloidesPetagna, 1819 Carabus dubiusHerbst, 1779

Omophron limbatum, the spangled button beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan and Russia. ^[1] Its habitat consists of the sandy margins of fresh water.

Adults reach a size of 5-6.5 mm and are pale yellow to brown in colour with metallic green markings. ^[2]

References

1. Catalogue of Life: Omophron limbatum
2. UK Beetle Recording