Mottled Dingy-brown Click Beetle
Agrypnus murinus
The adult mouse-coloured click beetle is found in grassland, woodland edges, hedgerows, and other places with soil suitable for its larvae. Adults are hard-bodied beetles that may feed lightly on plant material and spend much of their time walking through vegetation or hiding by day. If flipped over or grabbed, the beetle snaps a spine-and-groove mechanism under the thorax, producing a click and launching itself into the air. Its mottled brown-grey colour helps it blend with bark, dry grass, and soil.
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- NE
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- Mottled Dingy-brown Click Beetle