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Comma Harp Ground Beetle

Stenolophus comma

490 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 24, February 19, March 26, April 50, May 76, June 46, July 43, August 37, September 34, October 24, November 21, December 20.
United States3,609
Canada1,380
Colorado421
New York418
Pennsylvania378
Ontario375
Saskatchewan311
Manitoba300
Nebraska237
Illinois223

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
GenusSeedcorn Beetles · Stenolophus

Sources

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