Calosoma monticola

Calosoma monticola
SpeciesBeetles

A ground beetle of sagebrush areas in the western US

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Common

Calosoma monticola

  • Beetles

Calosoma monticola, also called the mountain beautiful black searcher, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. Described by Casey in 1913, it occurs in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, where it inhabits sagebrush areas. Adults are brachypterous and have been recorded preying on several groups of insects, including cutworms and wireworms.

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Subfamily
Carabinae
Described
Casey, 1913
Habitat
Sagebrush areas
Sources and credits

Sources and credits

Article
Calosoma monticola (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata
Q5023782
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