Phosphuga atrata, found 5-V-2005 Netherlands, Flevoland, Roggebotzand in mixed woodland on path. Det leg and Photo E van Herk. This young adult specimen is not fully coloured yet; in a few days it would have become deep black. Size: 12 mm from jaws to distal end of elytra.
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The brown one is no young specimen (juvenil) but P. atrata var. brunnea. This is a brown variation of the same species found in most populations. In some more often, in some more seldom.
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''Phosphuga atrata'', found 5-V-2005 Netherlands, Flevoland, Roggebotzand in mixed woodland on path. Det leg and Photo E van Herk. This young adult specimen is not fully coloured yet; in a few days it would have become deep black. {{GFDL}}