Calosoma schayeri Erichson, 1842 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Calosoma schayeri Erichson, 1842
Calosoma schayeri, the green carab or saffron beetle, is a nocturnal predatory Carabidae species found in Australia.
Calosoma schayeri Erichson, 1842, commonly known as the green carab beetle or saffron beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae that is found in Australia. Like most species in the Carabidae family, the larvae of Calosoma schayeri are predatory. This beetle is quite active at night, when it hunts for slow-moving prey such as caterpillars. When handled, it releases an unpleasant scent.
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Cicindela latesignata LeConte, 1851
Cicindela batesi Fleutiaux, 1894
Cicindela sylvicola Dejean, 1822
Carabus maeander Fischer von Waldheim, 1820
Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1760
Carabus sylvestris Panzer, 1793
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