Bug FAQCalathus advena
Calathus advena · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Calathus advena is a ground beetle in the family Carabidae that lives in North America. It is sometimes placed in the genus Acalathus, which can cause identification confusion.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is sometimes placed in the genus Acalathus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a ground beetle found on the ground in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Wyoming.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calathus_advena
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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