| Carabus violaceus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. violaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carabus violaceus | |
Carabus violaceus, sometimes called the violet ground beetle, or the rain beetle [1] is a nocturnal species of a beetle, from the family Carabidae.
The violet ground beetle is a non-shiny, black beetle that has violet or indigo edges to its smooth, oval elytra (wing cases) and thorax. Adult beetles are usually 20–30 mm (0.8–1.2 in). The beetles do not fly. [2]
The species can be found in forests, parks, and gardens. They are nocturnal. Both adults and larvae feed on slugs, snails, worms and insects (presumably weevils). [2]
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous.
The violet click beetle is a black beetle, 12 mm (0.5 in) long, with a faint blue/violet reflection. It gets its name from the family habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls on its back. It occurs in Europe.
Carabus auratus, the golden ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the genus Carabus. This species is native to central and western Europe and has been introduced into North America.
Carabus intricatus, the blue ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle found in Europe.
Cortinarius violaceus, commonly known as the violet webcap or violet cort, is a fungus in the webcap genus Cortinarius native across the Northern Hemisphere. The fruit bodies are dark purple mushrooms with caps up to 15 cm (6 in) across, sporting gills underneath. The stalk measures 6 to 12 centimetres by 1 to 2 cm, sometimes with a thicker base. The dark flesh has a smell reminiscent of cedar wood. Forming symbiotic (ectomycorrhizal) relationships with the roots of various plant species, C. violaceus is found predominantly in conifer forests in North America and deciduous forests in Europe.
Carabus auronitens is a species of beetle in family Carabidae which was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792.
Carabus clatratus is a species of beetle widespread in the Palearctic.
Carabus granulatus is a species of beetle. It is found across the Palearctic from Ireland to the Russian Far East and has been introduced to North America.It is widespread in Europe. C. granulatus lives in fields, prairies, taiga and in forests. Also along river margins, in fens, lakeshores, and upland peat. It is occasional in gardens.
Carabus smaragdinus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.
Carabus ullrichi is a species of ground beetle from the family Carabidae originating from the Central Hungarian Basin and found in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, and all of the republics of the former Yugoslavia. They are coloured black, with a green pronotum. The species formation happened in Pleistocene.
Carabus gigas is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.
Pheropsophus aequinoctialis is a species of ground beetle from Central and South America that feeds as larvae on the eggs of mole crickets but as an adult is a generalist feeder.
Meloe violaceus, the violet oil beetle, is a species of oil beetle belonging to the family Meloidae subfamily Meloinae.
Carabus scabrosus, common name huge violet ground beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.
Carabus solieri is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.
Carabus blaptoides is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae that can be found in Japan and Russia. The species are black coloured, but could have either purple or green pronotum.
Carabus hummeli is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae that can be found in Russia and the eastern Palearctic realm. The species are brown coloured with blue pronotum. They also can be found in such Asian countries as China, Mongolia, and North Korea.
Carabus variolosus is a species of black coloured ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany and North Macedonia.
Carabus sylvestris is a species of either black or brown-coloured ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily that can be found in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and the Netherlands.
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