Carabus nemoralis
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| Carabus nemoralis | |
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| Carabus nemoralis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Division: | Carabus div. Carabogenici |
| Subdivision: | Carabus subdiv. Archicarabomorphi |
| Subgenus: | Carabus (Archicarabus) |
| Species: | C. nemoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carabus nemoralis O. F. Müller, 1764 |
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Carabus nemoralis is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and the island of Newfoundland. It has also been introduced to and expanding its range in throughout North America.
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[edit] Feeding habits
Carabus nemoralis is a beneficial predator as it eats the agricultural pest Deroceras reticulatum/gray garden/milky slug, in its young stage and also its eggs.
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