Laemostenus terricola
This is a large Ground Beetle, which was actually found in a tool shed, underneath an old Robin nest at Sherwood Forest Farm Park n September 2008. This species shows a certain amount of metallic blue colouration to the elytra, in the right light. L. terricola is a common species, found in a number of habitats.
 
 
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UK distribution of Laemostenus terricola
 

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Updated September 2011

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