Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Carabus
- Morphocarabus
- Carabus monilis
Common name
Necklace Ground Beetle
Images
Source: Eric Brown
Source: Lech Borowiec
Description
Size: 22-26mm
Basic colour: Coppery or greenish metallic.
Pronotoum: Wide, sides contracted basally with side borders and hind angles clearly raised almost to level of disc.
Confusion species: Carabus violaceus
Basic colour: Coppery or greenish metallic.
Pronotoum: Wide, sides contracted basally with side borders and hind angles clearly raised almost to level of disc.
Confusion species: Carabus violaceus
Biology
Status: Widespread but scarce. No post-1900 records from Ireland.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Cultivated, grasslands and scrub.
Other notes: Elytra elongate, with rows of low granules, separated by three regular and equal-sized ridges.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Cultivated, grasslands and scrub.
Other notes: Elytra elongate, with rows of low granules, separated by three regular and equal-sized ridges.