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Granulated Ground Beetle
Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus, common name granulated ground beetle, is a species of beetle. It is found across the Palearctic from Ireland to the Russian Far East and has been introduced to North America. It is widespread in Europe. C. granulatus lives in fields, prairies, taiga and in forests. Also along river margins, in fens, lakeshores, and upland peat. It is occasional in gardens.
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Description
It is a small Carabus (length between 14 and 20 mm), winged and characterized by an elongated body which is not very convex and an enlarged thorax. The antennae and the legs are black, the upper part of the animal shiny, predominantly greenish bronze, green or occasionally black. The elytra are subparallel with "chain link" (longitudinal grooves with granules).
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 216086.