Calosoma alternans
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Carabinae |
| Tribe: | Carabini |
| Genus: | Calosoma |
| Species: | C. alternans
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| Binomial name | |
| Calosoma alternans (Fabricius, 1792)
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Calosoma alternans, the reciprocal caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central and South America,[1][2] where it may be found in various habitats, such as tropical dry and moist forests, grasslands and cultivated fields.
Adults prey on Alabama argillacea and Spodoptera frugiperda.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Calosoma alternans:
- Calosoma alternans alternans (Fabricius, 1792) (Colombia, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, and Venezuela)
- Calosoma alternans granulatum Perty, 1830 (Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay)
References
[edit]- ^ "Calosoma alternans (Fabricius, 1792)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
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