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Common Black Ground Beetle

Pterostichus melanarius

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35.1829, -80.8574

Field Notes

Description:

1/2 long, all black, with some dark reddish black color on legs, grooves run vertical down back

Habitat:

Ground moist leaf litter

Notes:

eating aphids and slugs which is good but not good when eat earthworms; from Europe

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Common Black Ground Beetle

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