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Seed-Eating Ground Beetle

Amara sp.

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

Maroon colored little beetle, about 0,5 cm in lenght

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
Jopy
Yours beetle is large in size, mine is only about half cm, very small...
HemaShah
Welcome :) i lightened mine a bit too much, may be.
Jopy
Hello, Hema! Yes, they are similar but mine beetle is smaller and it's metallic maroon in color and shine green...Thank you :)
HemaShah
http://bugguide.net/node/view/879595
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38450080 is this similar?
Jopy
I searched and searched and decided to ID this beetle as Amara sp., can't ID it to species level because they all look the same in my eyes :) Thank you very much for help....
Jopy
Yes, you're right, it's not Calathus sp., Amara sp. looks better suggestion...
bayucca
Hmm, proportions do ot match in my eyes, body too long for Calathus erratus. But I may be wrong. Amara sp.? http://carabidae.org/taxa/amara-bonelli-1810?country=11
Jopy
Thank you, I will! Can it be Calathus erratus?
bayucca
Carabidae. Harpalus sp. as closest guess... Please, check yourself! http://carabidae.org/taxa/harpalus-latreille-1802 http://carabidae.org/taxa/serripes-quensel-1806 http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id4390/pos0,200/ http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id4377/

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PublishedMay 4, 2014

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