Fiery Searcher, Caterpillar Hunter Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius 1775) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Emergent growth of East Indian hygrophila. Figure 1 from publication SS-AGR-411/AG413: East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson. Credit: Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS.
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IN1173
Carabidae
Ground Beetles

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Carias, Ann Marie, and Andrea Lucky. 2017. “Fiery Searcher, Caterpillar Hunter Calosoma Scrutator (Fabricius 1775) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae): EENY678/IN1173, 5/2017”. EDIS 2017 (2). Gainesville, FL:4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1173-2017.

Abstract

This EDIS publication is an alternate version of a page published first on the Featured Creatures website. The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences. This 4-page fact sheet that discusses the fiery searcher beetle was written by Ann Marie Carias and Andrea Lucky, and published by the UF Entomology and Nematology Department, May 2017.

EENY678/IN1173: Fiery Searcher, Caterpillar Hunter Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius 1775) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) (ufl.edu)

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