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Epaphius secalis

Status not recordedbeetles

Epaphius secalis is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 4 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 22 countries, including Austria, Azerbaijan and Belgium.

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Quick facts about Epaphius secalis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3 mm – 4 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
22 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Epaphius secalis?

EPAPHIUS SECALIS · LENGTH 4 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4 mm, the recorded maximum length of the epaphius secalis is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Epaphius secalis live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Epaphius secalis is listed for 22 countries.

NorwayFranceSwedenUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanySwitzerlandBelgiumNetherlandsItalyDenmarkAzerbaijanGeorgiaSloveniaFinlandSlovakia
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  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Austria
  2. Azerbaijan
  3. Belgium
  4. Denmark
  5. Estonia
  6. Finland
  7. France
  8. Georgia
  9. Germany
  10. Hungary
  11. Italy
  12. Latvia
  13. Lithuania
  14. Netherlands
  15. Norway
  16. Poland
  17. Romania
  18. Slovakia
  19. Slovenia
  20. Sweden
  21. Switzerland
  22. Ukraine

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Epaphius secalis as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Iceland

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Epaphius secalis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Epaphius secalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCarabidae
  6. genusEpaphius
  7. SpeciesEpaphius secalis (Paykull, 1790)

Synonyms Carabus secalis, Trechus secalis

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Oval grotteløberDanish
  • Sumpf-FlinkläuferGerman
  • kalvekätkökiitäjäinenFinnish
  • Tréchus du seigleFrench
  • RondhalsboogkeverDutch
  • Канавочник рыжийRussian
  • skogsbrunlöpareSwedish
  • Uvinget hurtigløberDanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Epaphius secalis

Other species in the same genus Epaphius.

CompareEpaphius secalis vs Epaphius accoEpaphius secalis vs Epaphius arsenjeviEpaphius secalis vs Epaphius castificusEpaphius secalis vs Epaphius chinensis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Epaphius secalis?

An adult Epaphius secalis measures 3 mm – 4 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Epaphius secalis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Epaphius secalis for 22 countries, including Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Denmark and Estonia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is Epaphius secalis an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Epaphius secalis as introduced in 1 country: Iceland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Epaphius secalis?

Epaphius secalis (Epaphius secalis) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Epaphius secalis (Epaphius secalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/epaphius-secalis

MLA

“Epaphius secalis (Epaphius secalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/epaphius-secalis.

BibTeX
@misc{epaphius_secalis_2026,
  title = {Epaphius secalis (Epaphius secalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/epaphius-secalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}