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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Carabinae » Carabini » Caterpillar Hunter Beetles (Calosoma)
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Unknown insect - Calosoma
Copyright © 2019 wildwings

Unknown insect - Calosoma
foothills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Size: aprox 25cm
found walking on the ground near stream
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Contributed by wildwings on 22 May, 2019 - 4:53pm
Last updated 6 April, 2024 - 4:32pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
… Connor E.J. Graham, 6 April, 2024 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Curt Harden, 22 August, 2019 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Curt Harden, 22 August, 2019 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Beetle larva
Hi wildwings,
This is the larva of a beetle, I would say Carabidae based on the head and sclera-looking plates on the back. This is a huge family, so I cannot get you down any further than that, but maybe a beetle expert can narrow it down?

I hope this helps.
… Andrew Caudillo, 22 May, 2019 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks!
thanks!
… wildwings, 23 May, 2019 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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