Mire pill beetle  (Curimopsis nigrita)

Authentication

Information authenticated by the Environment Agency:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Glossary

Larvae: stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September 2002)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. UK BAP (September 2002)
    http://www.ukbap.org.uk
  3. Harde, K. W. (2000) A field guide in colour to beetles. Silverdale Books, Leicester.
  4. Shirt, D. B. (1987) British Red Data Books: 2 Insects. Nature Conservancy Council, Peterborough.
  5. English Nature Species- Habitat associations. (September 2002)
    http://www.english-nature.org.uk/baps/habitats/Species.asp?Id=20
  6. Hymen, P. S. and Parsons, M.S. (1992) A review of the scarce and threatened Coleoptera of Great Britain: Part 1. JNCC, Peterborough.