Poecilus cupreus

Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus, Belgium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Pterostichinae
Tribe:	Pterostichini
Genus:	Poecilus
Species:	P. cupreus
Binomial name
Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Poecilus cupreus is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is native to the Palearctic, and is widespread throughout Europe.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Poecilus cupreus:

• Poecilus cupreus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Poecilus cupreus dinniki (Lutshnik, 1912)
• Poecilus cupreus erythropus Dejean, 1828
• Poecilus cupreus matthiesseni (Lutshnik, 1930)

References

1. "Poecilus cupreus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
2. "Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
3. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Poecilus cupreus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Poecilus cupreus at Wikimedia Commons