Bug FAQFiery Hunter
Calosoma calidum · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Also called: Fiery Hunter Beetle
The Fiery Hunter beetle is a black ground beetle marked with rows of red or gold spots on its wing covers. It measures about 19 mm to 27 mm long and lives in fields and other disturbed areas across Canada and the northern and eastern United States, where both larvae and adults hunt moth caterpillars.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults are roughly 19 mm to 27 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in fields and other disturbed habitats.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Both larvae and adults prey on moth caterpillars.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Dakota, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska.
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
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Questions people ask
What does the Fiery Hunter beetle eat?
It feeds on moth caterpillars, hunting them as both larvae and adults.
Source: Wikipedia
Where can I find Fiery Hunter beetles?
They live in fields and disturbed areas across Canada and the northern and eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calosoma_calidum
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