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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Carabinae » Carabini » Caterpillar Hunter Beetles (Calosoma) » Subgenus Calodrepa (Calosoma Subgenus Calodrepa) » Fiery Searcher (Calosoma scrutator)
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Adult Calosoma scrutator captive bred by yours truly. - Calosoma scrutator
Copyright © 2013 Noel Morales

Adult Calosoma scrutator captive bred by yours truly. - Calosoma scrutator
From Central Fla. taken to New York bred in captivity. , Tampa County, Florida, USA
May 25, 2013
Size: 25mm & 30nn
Mating pair of adults back in early May,I These were from 2012 2011.

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2nd instar Calosoma scrutator larvae Bred from adults brought from Tampa Fla. - Calosoma scrutator 2nd instar Calosoma scrutator larvae Bred from adults brought from Tampa Fla. - Calosoma scrutator Adult Calosoma scrutator captive bred by yours truly. - Calosoma scrutator One of my original adult Calosoma scrutator brought from Tampa Fla. - Calosoma scrutator Adult Calosoma scrutator captive bred by yours truly. - Calosoma scrutator One of my original adult Calosoma scrutator brought from Tampa Fla. - Calosoma scrutator
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Contributed by Noel Morales on 30 June, 2013 - 12:27pm
Last updated 30 June, 2013 - 4:39pm

sexing?
how do you tell the difference between male and female? a little hard to see with this picture as things are a little "mashed together"

thanks!
… Sombadfish, 28 February, 2016 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Calosoma scrutator sexing.
I really didn't have a method for sexing these beauties. I basically had about 8 to 10 beetles in a couple of 10 gallon terrariums letting nature take it's course. Sorry for delayed response I hope to dig deeper into sexing Calosoma and breeding other members of this genus.
… Noel Morales, 10 June, 2016 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 30 June, 2013 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

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