Calosoma fulgens

Calosoma fulgens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. fulgens
Binomial name
Calosoma fulgens
Chaudoir, 1869

Calosoma fulgens, the shining caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1869.[1] This species is found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits grasslands, prairies and savannas.

Adults have been recorded preying on an unidentified armyworm species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma fulgens Chaudoir, 1869". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)


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