Carabidae
Calosoma atrovirens Chaudoir, 1869
Calosoma atrovirens Chaudoir, 1869
Calosoma atrovirens is a brachypterous ground beetle described in 1869, found in various Mexican habitats.
Calosoma macrum LeConte, 1853
Calosoma macrum LeConte, 1853
Calosoma macrum, the long caterpillar hunter, is a black ground beetle described in 1853, found in the southern US and northern Mexico.
Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius, 1775)
Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius, 1775)
Calosoma scrutator, the fiery searcher caterpillar hunter, is a large beneficial predatory ground beetle common across the Americas.
Calosoma wilcoxi LeConte, 1847
Calosoma wilcoxi LeConte, 1847
Wilcox's caterpillar hunter is a ground beetle species found in North America that preys on caterpillars and grasshoppers.
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.
Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calosoma sycophanta is a large iridescent ground beetle native to Europe, introduced to North America for gypsy moth control.
Calosoma frigidum Kirby, 1837
Calosoma frigidum Kirby, 1837
Calosoma frigidum, the cold-country caterpillar hunter, is a black ground beetle found across North American woodlands.
Calosoma maximowiczi
Calosoma maximowiczi
Calosoma maximowiczi is a flight-capable ground beetle native to East Asia that feeds on butterfly and moth larvae.
Calosoma inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calosoma inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calosoma inquisitor is a predatory ground beetle species found across parts of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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.
Calosoma sayi Dejean, 1826
Calosoma sayi Dejean, 1826
Calosoma sayi, Say's caterpillar hunter, is a nocturnal predatory ground beetle found across the United States.
Calosoma alternans (Fabricius, 1792)
Calosoma alternans (Fabricius, 1792)
Calosoma alternans, the reciprocal caterpillar hunter, is a ground beetle species from Central and South America that preys on two moth species.
Calosoma granatense Géhin, 1885
Calosoma granatense Géhin, 1885
Calosoma granatense is a 1885-described ground beetle in Carabinae found on the Galapagos Islands.
Calosoma vagans Dejean, 1831
Calosoma vagans Dejean, 1831
Calosoma vagans, the roaming caterpillar hunter, is a nocturnal ground beetle found in parts of South America.
Calosoma semilaeve LeConte, 1852
Calosoma semilaeve LeConte, 1852
Calosoma semilaeve is a North American ground beetle species that preys on various insects and overwinters underground.
Calosoma calidum (Fabricius, 1775)
Calosoma calidum (Fabricius, 1775)
Calosoma calidum, the fiery hunter, is a North American ground beetle that preys on moth caterpillars in both larval and adult stages.
Calosoma schayeri Erichson, 1842
Calosoma schayeri Erichson, 1842
Calosoma schayeri, the green carab or saffron beetle, is a nocturnal predatory Carabidae species found in Australia.
Calosoma marginale Casey, 1897
Calosoma marginale Casey, 1897
Calosoma marginale, the rimmed caterpillar hunter, is a crepuscular ground beetle found in North and Central America that preys on caterpillars and scarabaeids.
Calosoma peregrinator Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Calosoma peregrinator Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Calosoma peregrinator, the traveling caterpillar hunter, is a ground beetle found in Mexico and the southern US.
Calosoma denticolle Gebler, 1833
Calosoma denticolle Gebler, 1833
Calosoma denticolle is a ground beetle species in Carabinae, described 1833, found across Eurasia.
Calosoma olivieri Dejean, 1831
Calosoma olivieri Dejean, 1831
Calosoma olivieri is a 20–28 mm ground beetle described in 1831, found across southern Europe, northern Africa, and western to southern Asia.
Calosoma chinense Kirby, 1819
Calosoma chinense Kirby, 1819
Calosoma chinense is a ground beetle species in Carabinae, described by Kirby in 1819, found in East Asia and Russia.
Calosoma maderae (Fabricius, 1775)
Calosoma maderae (Fabricius, 1775)
Calosoma maderae is a 25 to 35 mm long ground beetle in Carabinae, described in 1775, found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
Calosoma chlorostictum Dejean, 1831
Calosoma chlorostictum Dejean, 1831
Calosoma chlorostictum is a species of ground beetle, described by Dejean in 1831, found across Africa and parts of Western Asia.
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