Can anyone ID this beetle please?

[lordlardofframs]

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Thanks
Darren

 

[kamakazi137]

he's mean lookin!

 

[Rocket58]

Looks like a Ground Beetle (Loricera pilicornis)

Then again it could be any of these. Take a browse of these. http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Carabidae

 

[On the Huh]

Looks like this one to me. http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Carabidae

 

[lordlardofframs]

Thank you for you knowledgeable replies.

Every day is a school day.

 

[Rocket58]

I had another look at your images and now i'm pretty sure it's a violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus, purpurlöpare) It has the violet edges like your's and the four lower palps

 

[Just Dave]

I had another look at your images and now i'm pretty sure it's a violet ground beetle It has the violet edges like your's and the four lower palps

I thought it was a violet

 

[On the Huh]

Whatever it is, it's still a type of ground beetle though...isn't it?

Only asking, as I'm interested and have come across these myself many times.

 

[moonraker]

Ground beetles can be difficult to identify from photos as you have to look for things like notches in the front tibia then thorax shape as well as other features with the use of a key the one I am using at uni at the moment is 4 pages of a4 and covers about 20 or so beetles.
but it looks like Carabus violaceus, purpurlöpare as already suggested

 

[Deleted member 34016]

To me its just a beetle- nice shots too

Les

 

[goldenvalleyart]

not too sure, but what a PIC!!!!

 

[seajunky]

I would also say a violet ground beetle. (Carabus violatious) Fantastic piccys.

 

[Chris Owen]

It's definately not John or Paul

 

[Deleted member 34016]

It's definately not John or Paul

so it must be George or Ringo then


Les