Bug FAQAndrew's Snail-eating Beetle
Scaphinotus andrewsii · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Andrew's Snail-eating Beetle has a dark black exoskeleton and an elongated head and thorax. It lives in moist areas across North America. Its diet consists mainly of snails.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It has a dark black shell and a somewhat elongated head and thorax.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in moist areas of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It primarily preys on snails.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphinotus_andrewsii
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