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Calosoma schayeri

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Species of beetle

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

Calosoma schayeri (green carab beetle or saffron beetle) is a species of Carabidae that occurs in Australia. 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.

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.

External links

Media related to Calosoma schayeri at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Calosoma schayeri at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Calosoma schayeri


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