Calosoma aurocinctum Chaudoir, 1850 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Calosoma aurocinctum Chaudoir, 1850

Calosoma aurocinctum Chaudoir, 1850

The gold-ringed caterpillar hunter, Calosoma aurocinctum, is a ground beetle found in parts of North and Central America.

Family
Genus
Calosoma
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Calosoma aurocinctum Chaudoir, 1850

Calosoma aurocinctum, commonly known as the gold-ringed caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the subfamily Carabinae. It was first described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1850. This species can be found in Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Texas, and it lives in lowland to midland habitats.

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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