Bug FAQCarabus truncaticollis
Carabus truncaticollis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Carabus truncaticollis is known as the blunt-collared worm and slug hunter. It lives in moist, mesic tundra habitats such as wet meadows. Its range includes Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, north-west Canada and Alaska.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The beetle is called the blunt-collared worm and slug hunter.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in mesic tundra environments, especially moist meadows.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in Russia and the eastern Palearctic region. In eastern Asia it ranges from Siberia south to Mongolia, and it is also present in north-west Canada and Alaska.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska.
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
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is Carabus truncaticollis found?
It lives in Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, north-west Canada and Alaska.
Source: Wikipedia
What kind of habitat does Carabus truncaticollis prefer?
It prefers moist, mesic tundra habitats such as wet meadows.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabus_truncaticollis
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