Calosoma angulatum Chevrolat, 1834 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Calosoma angulatum Chevrolat, 1834

Calosoma angulatum Chevrolat, 1834

The angulate caterpillar hunter Calosoma angulatum is a ground beetle found across North, Central, and South America.

Family
Genus
Calosoma
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Calosoma angulatum Chevrolat, 1834

Calosoma angulatum, commonly known as the angulate caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the subfamily Carabinae. It was first described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1834. This species is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United States (specifically in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). In this range, it lives in premontane moist forests and oak-savannah habitats. Recorded observations note that adult individuals of this species prey on Spodoptera frugiperda.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Calosoma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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