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Species Account for Ophonus rupicola

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Ophonus rupicola  (Sturm, 1818)
Coleoptera: Carabidae

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Status: NS

Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 10
First Record: 1996
Latest Record: 2015

1992-on hectads: 6
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 6

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Essex Red Data List comment
Essex Post-1969 record/s; VC18 1970-on record/s; VC19 pre-1970 record/s.

Species text
The ground beetle is widespread but local in England. It is difficult to identify and may be confused with other members of the genus, consequently, the exact status of this species is hard to assess. It occurs in calcareous grassland, open ground on chalky soils, coastal shingle and the drier parts of saltmarshes. It is phytophagous, feeding mainly on seeds. Adults probably occur under stones or at the roots of vegetation. Management should aim at maintaining open conditions and encouraging early successional stages. References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 3 records with habitat information)

no subhabitat data available

Structural Habitat Data (based on 4 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 10 records with habitat detail and method information)

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