Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Chlaeniini » Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles (Chlaenius) » subgenus Chlaeniellus (Chlaenius subgenus Chlaeniellus) » nemoralis group (Chlaenius nemoralis group) » Chlaenius tricolor » Chlaenius tricolor tricolor
Photo#900822
Beetle - Chlaenius tricolor - male
Copyright © 2014 Lisa I.

Beetle - Chlaenius tricolor - Male
Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
March 14, 2014
Size: 14mm
Found under a piece of wood. Really stinks!

Images of this individual: tag all
Beetle - Chlaenius tricolor - male Beetle- - Chlaenius - Chlaenius tricolor - male
Contributed by Lisa I. on 14 March, 2014 - 6:53pm
Last updated 28 July, 2014 - 1:27am

Chlaenius tricolor tricolor Dejean, male
Moved from subgenus Chlaeniellus. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Lisa.
… Brad Barnd, 28 July, 2014 - 1:26am

vote for C. tricolor
shiny wider pronotum makes me lean towards tricolor vs. nemorallis
… roar, 21 April, 2014 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Lisa I., 14 March, 2014 - 7:21pm

male Chlaenius (Chalaeniellus) sp.
members of this genus are notoriously stinky
… v belov, 14 March, 2014 - 7:12pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo