Bug FAQAmara latior
Amara latior · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Amara latior is a ground beetle that eats seeds. It lives in North America and belongs to the family Carabidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Amara latior is a species of ground beetle.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It feeds on seeds.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Minnesota, Washington, Michigan, New Mexico.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara_latior
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