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Calosoma wilcoxi

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

About 17-19 mm in length, maybe slightly larger, robust, colored black with metallic green and red as shown.

Habitat:

Attracted to a blacklight in a suburban residential neighborhood near a narrow riparian corridor. Most other "habitat" is heavily landscaped with lawns, various ornamental trees and shrubs.

Notes:

These "ground beetles" are excellent climbers, pursuing prey into the treetops.

Reference Links:

A Ground Beetle (Calosoma wilcoxi) - Information on A Ground Beetle, Species Calosoma wilcoxi - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedMay 15, 2014

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