Carabus coriaceus Linnaeus, 1758 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Carabus coriaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus coriaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus coriaceus, the leather beetle, is a widespread European beetle found in forests that aestivates in hot, dry summer periods.

Family
Genus
Carabus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Carabus coriaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus coriaceus, commonly called the leather beetle, is a beetle species that is widespread across Europe. It is primarily found growing in deciduous forests and mixed forests. This species enters aestivation during the hottest, driest periods of summer.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Carabus

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