| 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]
