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Article: Rare beetle makes a surprise return.
- Article from:
- Newmarket Journal (Newmarket, England)
- Article date:
- May 17, 2008
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WITH its eye-catching orange and black colouring, the crucifix ground beetle looks just like any other insect.
But this bug is unlikely to be found in your garden because it is one of the rarest species of beetles in the UK.
After an absence of more than 50 years, the beetle has been discovered again at Wicken Fen nature reserve.
Measuring between eight and 10mm in length, the species, known as Panagaeus cruxmajor, was last recorded on ...