Calosoma orientale

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Calosoma orientale
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. orientale
Binomial name
Calosoma orientale
Hope, 1838

Calosoma orientale is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. [1] It was described by Hope in 1838. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Calosoma orientale Hope, 1833". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.