| Scaphinotus violaceus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. violaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus violaceus (LeConte, 1863) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Scaphinotus violaceus, the violet snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America [1] [2] [3] [4] (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia), where it inhabits deciduous and mixed forests.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. [5]
