Carabus arvensis
| Carabus arvensis | |
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| Carabus arvensis arvensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. arvensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carabus arvensis Herbst, 1784 | |
Carabus arvensis is a species of beetle in family Carabidae. It is found in the Palearctic[1]
Description
A large granulate bronze or green ground beetle with a body length of 16-20mm.
Distribution
Europe north to the Arctic Circle and east across the Palearctic to Siberia, Sakhalin and Japan.
Biology
A montane moorland and blanket bog species in the West. Found in dry woods in the East.
References
- ^ Lindroth, C. H. (1974). Coleoptera: Carabidae. Handbooks ident. Br. Insects 4(2): 1-146. British Entomological Society, London.