Poecilus cupreus

Poecilus cupreus is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is native to the Palearctic, and is widespread throughout Europe.^[1][2][3]

Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus, Belgium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Pterostichinae
Tribe:	Pterostichini
Genus:	Poecilus
Species:	P. cupreus
Binomial name
Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Poecilus cupreus:

• Poecilus cupreus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Poecilus cupreus dinniki (Lutshnik, 1912)
• Poecilus cupreus erythropus Dejean, 1828
• Poecilus cupreus matthiesseni (Lutshnik, 1930)