Calosoma vagans, the roaming caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. This species is found in Argentina, Chile and Peru, where it inhabits areas with cold winters.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Roaming Caterpiller 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 maximowiczi
- Calosoma olivieri
- Calosoma marginale
- Calosoma maderae
- Calosoma peregrinator
- Calosoma inquisitor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Calosoma
- Species
- Calosoma vagans
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