Carabus sylvosus Say, 1823 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Carabus sylvosus Say, 1823

Carabus sylvosus Say, 1823

Carabus sylvosus is a North American nocturnal ground beetle species that inhabits wooded areas.

Family
Genus
Carabus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Carabus sylvosus Say, 1823

Carabus sylvosus Say, 1823, commonly called the woodland ground beetle or silvan worm and slug hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. This species is found in North America. It lives in wooded habitats, including deciduous, mixed, and coniferous forests, as well as orchards. Adult individuals of this species are brachypterous and nocturnal. They hunt and feed on Lepidoptera pupae and scarabaeids.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Carabus

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