Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787) is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787)

Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787)

Scaphinotus elevatus, the eastern snail eater, is a North American ground beetle species in the family Carabidae.

Family
Genus
Scaphinotus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787)

Scaphinotus elevatus, commonly known as the eastern snail eater, is a species of ground beetle that belongs to the family Carabidae. This species is found in North America. Its accepted scientific name is Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787).

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 Scaphinotus

More from Carabidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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