Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy

  • Adephaga
  • Carabidae
  • Calosoma
  • Calosoma sycophanta

Images

Source: Lech Borowiec

Description

Size: 24-30mm
Basic colour: Metallic blue, golden-green.
Pattern colour: Head and pronotum bluish metallic, elytra bright golden-green with coppery reflection.
Pronotoum: With raised borders throughout.

Biology

Status: Occasional immigrant found in the southern half of England.
Habitat: Deciduous and coniferous forests

Articles

  • (2005), Belated records of Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus) (Carabidae) from Thetford Forest Park, Suffolk The Coleopterist 14(3):124

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