Calosoma peregrinator

Calosoma peregrinator
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. peregrinator
Binomial name
Calosoma peregrinator
Synonyms
  • Calosoma amplipenne Casey, 1913
  • Calosoma apacheanum Casey, 1913
  • Calosoma ingens Casey, 1913
  • Calosoma subgracile Casey, 1913
  • Calosoma carbonatum LeConte, 1862

Calosoma peregrinator, the traveling caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1844.[1] This species is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it inhabits grasslands and pastures.

Adults overwinter in cavities in the ground and prey on caterpillars.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma peregrinator Guérin-Méneville, 1844". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)


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