Nephus redtenbacheri

Nephus redtenbacheri

''Nephus redtenbacheri'' is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic (Europe, North Africa, European Russia, Ciscaucasia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and Western Asia).
Nephus redtenbacheri Around 1.5mm (give or take) and constantly on the move. This is the only shot in a series of 50 or so that came out sort of unblurred. Coccinellidae,Geotagged,Ladybird,Nephus,Nephus redtenbacheri,Netherlands,Scymninae,nl: Moeraskapoentje

Habitat

In Central Europe this beetle lives in the grass layer and detritus, feeding on scale insects , aphids and, especially Psocoptera. It occurs also in marshes, including peatbogs, on marshy shores, in meadows, at wet forest edges, in flood-plain forests, and also in dry habitats such as karst, sandy and stone quarries, wastelands, and in fields. This is probably not a rare species, but under recorded due to its small size (1.3-1.8mm).

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCoccinellidae
GenusNephus
SpeciesN. redtenbacheri
Photographed in
Netherlands