Calosoma macrum

Calosoma macrum, the long caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853. This species is found in Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas) and the United States (Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), where it inhabits mid altitude open areas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Calosoma macrum 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 marginale
• Calosoma peregrinator
• Calosoma semilaeve
• Calosoma maderae

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Calosoma

Species

Calosoma macrum

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