Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus violaceus)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus violaceus) by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus violaceus)
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 15 Jul 2022
This beetle is said to be nocturnal, but it passed us where we were having our lunch.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
57.512695
Longitude
-2.992298