Calosoma schayeri

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Calosoma schayeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. schayeri
Binomial name
Calosoma schayeri
Erichson, 1842 [1]
Synonyms
  • Calosoma grandipenneLapouge, 1868
  • Calosoma curtisiHope, 1845

Calosoma schayeri (green carab beetle or saffron beetle) is a species of Carabidae that occurs in Australia. [2] Like most Carabidae the larvae are predaceous. It is quite active at night when it is found hunting for slow-moving prey such as caterpillars. If handled it gives off an unpleasant scent. [3]

References

  1. "Calosoma schayeri". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  2. "2. Calosoma schayeri Erichson" . Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  3. "Green carab beetle". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

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