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Calosoma scrutator (Fiery Searcher)
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| Fiery Searcher Beetle | |
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| Photo of C. scrutator | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Coleoptera
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| Family: | Carabidae
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| Genus: | Calosoma
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| Species: | C. scrutator
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| Binomial name | |
| Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius, 1775)
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The Fiery Searcher (Calosoma scrutator) is among the largest of the ground beetles found in North America.[1] It was originally described in Virginia by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[2] It is a predatory beetle and also happens to be predatorial in its larval stage as well.[3] Their varying colors and metallic shine make them very intriguing to those who spend time collecting different types of bugs. They are found mostly in North America along the east coast but have been found in Mexico, Venezuela, and Guatemala. Adults eat caterpillars and other worms, but most notably the forest tent caterpillar (Mala-cosoma disstria) and cankerworms. [4] This fact gives Calosoma scrutator the nickname of "Caterpillar Hunter".[5] These beetles are very good predators of agricultural pests such as gypsy moths.[6] However, there are natural predators that like to snack on the fiery searcher beetle. Some of those animals include: skunks, birds, and occasionally raccoons.[7] Another few predators of this beetle are toads and foxes.[8]
- ^ Carias, Ann Marie; Lucky, Andrea (2017-05-09). "Fiery Searcher, Caterpillar Hunter Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius 1775) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae): EENY678/IN1173, 5/2017". EDIS. 2017 (2): 4–4. doi:10.32473/edis-in1173-2017. ISSN 2576-0009.
- ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012-11-28). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 245: 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. ISSN 1313-2970.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Coyle, David R.; Pickering, John; Dyer, Kelly A.; Lehman, Fern R.; Mohan, Jacqueline E.; Gandhi, Kamal J.K. (2013). "Dynamics of an Unprecedented Outbreak of Two Native Moth Species, Cissusa spadix and Phoberia atomaris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on Oak Trees (Quercus spp.) in the Southeastern United States". American Entomologist. 59 (2): 82–94. doi:10.1093/ae/59.2.82. ISSN 2155-9902.
- ^ Burgess, A. F.; Burgess, A. F.; Collins, C. W. (1917). The genus Calosoma : including studies of seasonal histories, habits, and economic importance of American species north of Mexico and of several introduced species. Washington, D.C: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
- ^ Gidaspow, Tatiana (1959). North America Caterpillar Hunters of the Genera Calosoma and Callisthenes (coleoptera, Carabidae). Amer. Mus. of Nat. Hist.
- ^ "Living Insects Of The World by Klots, Alexander B.: Good Hardcover (1959) Later Printing. | Ye Old Bookworm". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Komarek, E. V. (1932-08). "Notes on Mammals of Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin". Journal of Mammalogy. 13 (3): 203. doi:10.2307/1373994.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Giles, LeRoy W. (1939-02). "Fall Food Habits of the Raccoon in Central Iowa". Journal of Mammalogy. 20 (1): 68. doi:10.2307/1374495.
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