Calathus melanocephalus

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Zwartkoptandklauw
© Johan Verstraeten
Belgium, Diepenbeek, 06-06-2021
© Johan Verstraeten
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Carl Linnaeus –
1758

Body length : 6-8mm.

Mainly found in dry to moderately moist open habitats such as grasslands, heathlands, coastal dunes, ruderal areas.

Usually under stones, moss or in the leaf litter.

The larvae are also predatory and feed on small invertebrates living in the soil or leaf litter.