Leistus fulvibarbis

Leistus fulvibarbis is a species of ground beetle of the subfamily of Nebriinae. Nominative subspecies is distributed in Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa; L. f. danieli found in Italy. Body length of an adult:. Beetle is black colored, with blue metallic shiny elytra. Appendages are reddish-yellow.

Biology

It seems to prefer moist and shady areas in deciduous forests on calcareous soil but is also found on sandy forest soil. It has quickly expanded north in recent years after having spread to the area around Bremerhaven, which contains one of Europes largest seaports.