Bombardier Beetle

Brachinus sp.

Description:

Length: ~0.6cm Season : Rainy season Time : 03:18pm 06July2021 Frequency : Rare Life stage : Adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Notes:

It looks like a species of Bombardier beetle (Brachinus sp.). Community support is required to identify exact species.

1 Species ID Suggestions

abmoss a year ago

Does not have a common name

Brachinus crepitans Brachinus crepitans - Wikipedia

4 Comments

m.prasad.369 a year ago

Dawn Lopez-Garanzuay, Thank you for the comment and you are welcome! :)

Dawn Lopez-Garanzuay a year ago

My student says he like the bug and that its' abdomen looks like a galaxy! Thank you for sharing.

m.prasad.369 a year ago

Thank you abmoss & arne.roysland! :) Brachinus sp. Is very big and many don't have full details.

arne.roysland a year ago

Yes it has the common name Bombardier beetle and is a species of ground beetles. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/anima...
Your spotting has big redbrown marks on elytra and is dark on the lower part of femur. So it is better to set as you sugested, Brachinus sp.

Spotted by
m.prasad.369

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jul 6, 2021
Submitted on May 9, 2022