Poecilus versicolor (Sturm, 1824)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoecilus versicolor (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 versicolor (a ground beetle) :
1: Poecilus versicolor (a ground beetle)
8 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS58 51° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on edge of rabbit scrape
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Head - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: In habitat - enlargedImage 5: In habitat - enlarged (2)

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

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