Common Shoulderblade

Abax parallelepipedus

TQ4894 23/03/2019 ©Raymond Small 

Black ground beetle (18-22mm) with two parallel depressions on the pronotum and wrinkles above the eyes. Found under logs during the daytime, becoming active at night from April until October. Winter is spent underneath logs or in the soil beneath leaf litter. Common woodland species.

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