Mire pill beetle  (Curimopsis nigrita)

Facts

Also known as: Bog hog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyByrrhidae
GenusCurimopsis (1)
SizeLength: 2 mm (1)
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Status

Classified as Endangered in Great Britain and protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981, with respect to disturbance or damage to its habitat (2).

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