Bug FAQPterostichus crenicollis
Pterostichus crenicollis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
This beetle lives in North America. Its native range is also North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Oregon, Washington, California.
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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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Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterostichus_crenicollis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.