Bug FAQRed Harp Ground Beetle
Amara rubrica · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
The Red Harp Ground Beetle, Amara rubrica, is a seed-eating beetle in the Carabidae family. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Amara rubrica belongs to the seed-eating ground beetles of the family Carabidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This beetle is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Kansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara_rubrica
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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