Scaphinotus obliquus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Scaphinotus
Species
Scaphinotus obliquus
Scientific Name
Scaphinotus obliquus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Scaphinotus obliquus

Scaphinotus obliquus, the oblique snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (California, Oregon), where it inhabits forests.

Adults are brachypterous.

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Scaphinotus obliquus in languages:

English
Oblique Snail-eating Beetle

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Scaphinotus obliquus
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Scaphinotus obliquus
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Scaphinotus obliquus
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