Spangled Button-beetle Omophron limnbatum

First found on the Kent/Sussex border area but now also found in East Anglia. Still listed as rare.

When I spotted this in my moth trap I thought it looked like a cross between a ladybird and a diving beetle. I didn't expect it to be a ground beetle! It is extremely active and runs very fast indeed, so hard to get a decent photo.

Spangled Button-beetle Omophron limnbatum, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 28th July 2026