Carabus auratus

Carabus auratus
Carabus auratus with prey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Carabus
Species:
C. auratus
Binomial name
Carabus auratus
Linnaeus, 1761
Carabus auratus

Carabus auratus, the golden ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the genus Carabus. This species is native to central and western Europe and has been introduced into North America.[1]

  1. ^ Lewis, Jake H; Webster, Reginald P.; McAlpine, Donald F. (18 June 2015). "First Occurrence in Canada of Carabus auratus L.(Coleoptera: Carabidae), an Adventive Ground Beetleof European Origin". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 69 (2): 264–266. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-69.2.264 – via BioOne.