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Caterpillar Hunter larva

Calosoma sp.

Notes:

Has a stinger to defend itself. Found at dusk.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Caterpillar Hunter larva
Calosoma sp. Carabid larva? - Calosoma - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 10 years ago

Looks like a ground beetle larva of some kind. Similar to this
http://bugguide.net/node/view/649898/bgi...

Arya
Arya 10 years ago

I thought it was a Devils Coach Horse beetle but it does not look too similar. Try starting with that, hope it helps you find the actual species!

PatrickWare
Spotted by
PatrickWare

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Oct 20, 2013
Submitted on Oct 20, 2013

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