Carabus arvensis

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Carabus arvensis
Carabus arvensis arvensis Herbst, 1784 (2969877678).jpg
Carabus arvensis arvensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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

  1. ^ Lindroth, C. H. (1974). Coleoptera: Carabidae. Handbooks ident. Br. Insects 4(2): 1-146. British Entomological Society, London.

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