Bug FAQIndistinct Harp Ground Beetle
Acupalpus indistinctus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
The Indistinct Harp Ground Beetle (Acupalpus indistinctus) was first described by Dejean in 1831. It is an insect-eating ground beetle that lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Acupalpus indistinctus was first described by Dejean in 1831.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This beetle is a ground-dwelling predator that feeds on other insects.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet consists of other insects.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, South Carolina.
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
More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupalpus_indistinctus
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