For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Velvet Ground Beetle (Graphipterus limbatus)

Family Carabidae
These are very small beetles and very active not staying still for a minute. They prey on small insects.

They are identified by two rows of flattened white hairs on their heads while the rest of the body is covered in yellowish brown hairs.

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