Wilcox's Spring Caterpillar Hunter

Calosoma wilcoxi, Wilcox's caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848. It is found in Canada and the United States, where it inhabits deciduous forests and adjacent gardens and cultivated fields, as well as orchards and trees in urban areas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Wilcox's Spring Caterpillar Hunter 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 scrutator
• Calosoma aurocinctum
• Calosoma oceanicum
• Calosoma granatense

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Calosoma

Species

Calosoma wilcoxi

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