Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoecilus cupreus (a ground beetle)
GenusPoecilus (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (a subfamily of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Poecilus cupreus (a ground beetle) :
1: Poecilus cupreus (a ground beetle)
19 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
in sand dunes
Image 1: Burrowing in sand - dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal viewImage 3: Dorsal view (2)Image 4: Dorsal view (3)Image 5: Dorsal view Image 6: Dorsal viewImage 7: Dorsal view (2)Image 8: Dorsal view (3)Image 9: Dorsal view (4)Image 10: Dorsal view (5)Image 11: Dorsal view (6)Image 12: Dorsal view (7)Image 13: Dorsal view (8)Image 14: Dorsal view (9)Image 15: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Ventral view - enlarged - white background
2: Poecilus cupreus (a ground beetle)
2 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view

Poecilus cupreus (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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