Description: 5.5-7.5mm long yellowish ground beetle found under driftwood and seaweed on sandy and muddy shores. Widespread in southern estuaries, north to the Wash, but very local. Some records from Scotland.
Distribution Map from NBN: Dicheirotrichus obsoletus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Dicheirotrichus obsoletus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
GBIF data for Dicheirotrichus obsoletus | Classification: Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Dicheirotrichus
Thumbnails for genus Dicheirotrichus
Anderson, R., 2024. Dicheirotrichus obsoletus. (Dejean, 1829). [In] Ground Beetles of Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/beetles/species.php?item=7416. Accessed on 2024-12-27. |