Bug FAQPanagaeus fasciatus
Panagaeus fasciatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Panagaeus fasciatus is a small ground beetle about five millimetres long (0.20 in). It is orange with two black lines across its pronotum. The beetle lives in dry forests of the United States and Canada, including states such as Arizona and Kansas.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The beetle is orange and has two black lines running across its pronotum.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure about five millimetres (0.20 in) in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It prefers dry forest habitats. It is found in states such as Arizona and Kansas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Panagaeus fasciatus occurs in the United States and Canada.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Arkansas.
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
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Questions people ask
What does Panagaeus fasciatus look like?
It is an orange beetle with two black lines across its pronotum and is about five millimetres long.
Source: Wikipedia
Where can I find Panagaeus fasciatus?
It lives in dry forests in the United States and Canada, including places like Arizona and Kansas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagaeus_fasciatus
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