Scaphinotus rugiceps

Scaphinotus rugiceps · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae

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Scaphinotus rugiceps
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Adults have reduced wings and are active at night (size). They live in mixed and coniferous forests in California and Oregon (habitat). The species is native to North America, specifically California and Oregon (native range).

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

They live in mixed and coniferous forests in California and Oregon.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species is native to North America, specifically California and Oregon.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oregon, California.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

Same family (Carabidae)

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphinotus_rugiceps

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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