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Bronze Ground Beetle Lat. “Carabus nemoralis“

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Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the “Bronze Carabid”) is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada. While native to Europe, it has been introduced to and is expanding its range throughout North America.

Defensive adaptations

It is known that some Carabus nemoralis populations will regurgitate foul-smelling brownish-red liquid as a defense mechanism.

Reproduction

Carabus nemoralis typically has one breeding period in the spring with eggs hatching in autumn of the same year. )

Subspecies

Carabus nemoralis nemoralis (Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Canada, Russia) Carabus nemoralis lamadridae Born, 1895 (Spain) Carabus nemoralis prasinotinctus Heyden, 1880 (France , Spain)

Scanned 3d model Picture gallery Media related to Carabus nemoralis at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Carabus nemoralis at Wikispecies

Ancestry Graph

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Further Information

„Bronze Ground Beetle“ on wikipedia.org

„Bronze Ground Beetle“ on iNaturalist.org

Copyright

Wikipedia

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Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the "Bronze Carabid") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada. While native to Europe, it has been introduced to and is expanding its range throughout North America.