Green-socks Peacock Elaphrus riparius
I found this running along the mud at the edge of a pond. The small size (about 6.5mm) and single dark shining 'mirror' on each elytron helped to identify it. The bright metallic green colouration covering most of the beetle except the tibia was very obvious when looking at it under the microscope but very hard to see when viewing through a hand lens.
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Green-socks Peacock Elaphrus riparius, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 25th April 2026
These were two of at least three found on mud at the water's edge, one at the edge of a pond and the others beside a stream. They were both under 6.5mm long.
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2x Green-socks Peacocks Elaphrus riparius, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 25th July 2026