Calosoma inquisitor

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Caterpillar-hunter

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Kleine poppenrover
© Johan Verstraeten
Belgium, Nismes 20-05-2018
© Johan Verstraeten
Laden...
Carl Linnaeus –
1758

Body length : 14-20mm.

Found in deciduous forests, mixed woodlands and clearings.

Strongly associated with areas where caterpillars are abundant.

A diurnal predator.

The larva is predatory and lives in the soil and leaf litter.