Calosoma roeschkei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]