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Species Amara erratica

Amara erratica Amara erratica - female Ground beetle - Amara erratica Ground beetle - Amara erratica
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Pterostichitae
Tribe Zabrini (Seed-Eating Ground Beetles)
Genus Amara (Seed-Eating Ground Beetles)
No Taxon (subgenus Amarocelia)
Species erratica (Amara erratica)
Explanation of Names
Amara erratica (Duftschmidt 1812)
Size
6.5-8.7 mm(1)
Range
circumpolar; in our area, transcontinental south to NH-WI-CO-WA(2)
Habitat
vacant lots, roadsides, meadows, forest edges/clearings(1)
Season
spring breeder(1)