Bug FAQAgonum placidum
Agonum placidum · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Agonum placidum is a black ground beetle that lives in woodlands, thickets and open fields. It is native to southern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The beetle is black in colour.
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Where it lives
It is found in woodlands, thickets and open fields.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes southern Canada and the northeastern United States.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where does Agonum placidum live?
It lives in woodlands, thickets and open fields in southern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agonum_placidum
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