Insects › Ground Beetles
Black Calosoma
Calosoma semilaeve
615 observations in the source records
25 photos
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What the records say
- 615 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Calosoma peregrinator
California Broad-necked Darkling BeetleCoelocnemis dilaticollis
Cosmopolitan Ground BeetleLaemostenus complanatus
Woolly Darkling BeetleEleodes osculans
Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 384 |
|---|---|
| California | 328 |
| Nevada | 31 |
| Utah | 13 |
| Mexico | 13 |
| Baja California | 13 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
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 Calosoma with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.