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Carabus nemoralis
A small, black with metallic purple thorax borders ground beetle.
Found usually in central Europe. This beetle is now expanding in North America.
Spotted on May 20, 2013
Submitted on May 21, 2013
2 Comments
I agree with you, Mark.
But then, this is unforgetable.
Those tints of purple are nice. Unusually cool colour for carabidae.