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Loricera pilicornis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Loricera pilicornis is a ground beetle that originates from Europe. It prefers shady spots close to water.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in shady places near water.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 25 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Vermont, Utah, New Hampshire, Alaska, California, Iowa, North Dakota.
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
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loricera_pilicornis
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Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.