Biology:Omophron limbatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. limbatum
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| Omophron limbatum (Fabricius, 1777)
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Omophron limbatum, the spangled button beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan and Russia.[1] Its habitat consists of the sandy margins of fresh water.
Adults reach a size of 5-6.5 mm and are pale yellow to brown in colour with metallic green markings.[2]
Omophron limbatum lives on sandy riverbanks which are exposed and they are very sensitive to habitat changes such as dam construction and vegetation overgrowth. This makes it a good indicator of environmental disturbance. [3]
References
- ↑ Catalogue of Life: Omophron limbatum
- ↑ UK Beetle Recording
- ↑ Kirichenko, M., & Babko, R. (2009). THE SPATIAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF OMOPHRON LIMBATUM FABRICIUS, 1777 (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE) IN THE CONDITIONS OF REGULATED RIVERS. 9, 129–137. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262602187_THE_SPATIAL_POPULATION_DISTRIBUTION_OF_OMOPHRON_LIMBATUM_FABRICIUS_1777_COLEOPTERA_CARABIDAE_IN_THE_CONDITIONS_OF_REGULATED_RIVERS
Wikidata ☰ Q1031507 entry
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