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Meander Ground Beetle

Carabus maeander

366 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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27 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Dakota.January 3, February 3, March 6, April 20, May 47, June 41, July 22, August 16, September 13, October 9, November 5, December 4.
Canada655
United States584
North Dakota189
Ontario178
Nunavut113
Manitoba100
Alberta82
Minnesota78
New York77
Wisconsin58

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyGround Beetles · Carabidae
GenusWorm and Slug Hunters · Carabus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Meander Ground Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.