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Big-headed Ground Beetle

Scarites subterraneus

13,963 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 14, February 15, March 20, April 38, May 90, June 27, July 18, August 17, September 19, October 17, November 11, December 11.
United States6,238
Ohio862
Pennsylvania818
Maryland725
Texas553
Virginia521
Canada477
Ontario470
New Jersey462
New York457

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
GenusScarites

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