Bracteon litorale (Olivier, 1790)

Description: 5.5-6.5mm yellowish bronze ground beetle with conspicuous shiny spots on elytra. Rapidly running Diurnal species, living on sparsely vegetated fine sands on river banks. Northern and western species, extremely local.

Distribution Map from NBN: Bracteon litorale at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Bracteon litorale at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Bembidion litorale | Classification: Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidion

Thumbnails for genus Bembidion

 Anderson, R., 2024. Bracteon litorale. (Olivier, 1790). [In] Ground Beetles of Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/beetles/species.php?item=7209. Accessed on 2024-12-26.