Calosoma semilaeve, the black calosoma or semi-smooth beautiful black searcher, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1851. This species is found in Mexico (Baja California) and the United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah), where it inhabits cultivated fields and road sides.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black Calosoma being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Calosoma peregrinator
- Calosoma maderae
- Calosoma olivieri
- Calosoma macrum
- Calosoma marginale
- Carabus impressus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Calosoma
- Species
- Calosoma semilaeve
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