| Poecilus festivus | |
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| On forest floor in France | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Poecilus |
| Species: | P. festivus |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilus festivus Chaudoir, 1868 | |
Poecilus festivus is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. [1]
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