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Species Calosoma sponsa

Representative Images

Calosoma sponsa Carabidae: Calosoma sp.? - Calosoma sponsa Carabidae: Calosoma sp.? - Calosoma sponsa Calosoma sponsa - male Calosoma sponsa Calosoma - Calosoma sponsa Calosoma - Calosoma sponsa Unknown beetle - Calosoma sponsa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Carabinae
Tribe Carabini
Genus Calosoma (Caterpillar Hunter Beetles)
No Taxon (Subgenus Carabosoma)
Species sponsa (Calosoma sponsa)

Explanation of Names

Calosoma sponsa Casey 1897

Numbers

16‒19 mm(1)

Range

sw US (CA‒AZ‒UT)(2)

Works Cited

1.Bruschi C. (2010‒2020) Calosoma of the world
2.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
Contributed by v belov on 25 December, 2017 - 6:05pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 11 September, 2023 - 10:29am

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