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Black Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma sayi
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wrinkle-winged CalosomaCalosoma marginale
Cold-country Caterpillar HunterCalosoma frigidum
Fiery HunterCalosoma calidum
Calosoma alternans
Broad-necked Root BorerPrionus laticollis
Calosoma angulatum
Leather BeetleCarabus coriaceus
Fiery SearcherCalosoma scrutator
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,529 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,207 |
| Oklahoma | 276 |
| North Carolina | 212 |
| Arkansas | 197 |
| Georgia | 186 |
| Louisiana | 179 |
| Missouri | 173 |
| Mississippi | 160 |
| Mexico | 142 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Ground Beetles · Carabidae |
| Genus | Caterpillar-hunter Beetles · Calosoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Caterpillar Hunter with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.