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GREEN CARAB BEETLE FACTS |
Identification
The Green Carab Beetle is a metallic green colour with fine parallel ridges running along the wing covers. When handled it gives off an unpleasant scent. It is a night flying beetle and is attracted to lights and often swarms in large numbers at night around lights.
Other Names
Stink Beetle
Size
length 25mm
Food
Green Carab Beetles are active at night and hunts slow-moving prey such as caterpillars. They can be beneficial as a predator of insect pests, such as armyworms and cutworms. The larvae are also carnivorous.
Range
Green Carab Beetles are found in all states of Australia
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Coleoptera | | Family: | Carabidae | | Genus: | Calosoma | | Species: | schayeri | | Common Name: | Green Carab Beetle |
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