Calosoma sayi

Calosoma sayi, also known as "Say's caterpillar hunter or "Black Caterpillar Hunter",[1] [2] is a species of ground beetle of the subfamily Carabinae.[3] It was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1826.[3] A large, lustrous black beetle found throughout the United States, its habitat is fields and disturbed areas. About 25mm to 28mm long, its grooved elytra have rows of metallic dots or pits. Said pits are smaller than many Calosoma, and are ruby red. Both larvae and adults prey upon other larvae and pupae, specifically those of grubs, flies, and lepidoptera.[2]

Calosoma sayi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. sayi
Binomial name
Calosoma sayi
Dejean, 1826
Calosoma sayi

This black caterpillar hunter beetle[4] (Calosoma sayi) was found in Milledgeville, Ga. on August 30th, 2022 in a parking lot. It was first identified by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1826.

References
  1. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 65.
  2. "Black Caterpillar Hunter Beetle". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. "Calosoma sayi Dejean, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. "Species Calosoma sayi - Black Caterpillar Hunter Beetle". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-12-05.


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