| Calosoma roeschkei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Carabinae |
| Tribe: | Carabini |
| Genus: | Calosoma |
| Species: | C. roeschkei |
| Binomial name | |
| Calosoma roeschkei Breuning, 1927 | |
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Calosoma roeschkei is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Africa (Niger, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania). [1] [2]
Adults reach a length of 18-25 mm and have a light bronze colour. Adults are diurnal and nocturnal.
The species is named for German entomologist Hans Friedrich Wilhelm Roeschke. [3]