Calosoma protractum: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Calosoma
Species
Calosoma protractum
Scientific Name
Calosoma protractum

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Calosoma protractum

Calosoma protractum, the attractive caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. This species is found in Mexico (Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Puebla, Oaxaca, Sonora) and Arizona, where it is found in midland areas in acacia scrub.

The species is 22–29 millimetres (0.87–1.14 in) long and black. It flies in June and October.

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Calosoma protractum
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