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Snail-hunting Ground Beetle

Scaphinotus marginatus

Description:

This ground beetle had heavily-grooved, metallic purple elytra with green edges. It also had a mite riding on it.

Habitat:

Rocky, moist yard

1 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Snail-hunting Ground beetle
Scaphinotus marginatus Species Scaphinotus marginatus - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Machi
Machi 7 years ago

Thanks Sergio!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 7 years ago

Excelent!

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Aug 23, 2016
Submitted on Dec 21, 2016

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