Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy: Adephaga > Carabidae > Calosoma > Calosoma sycophanta
Images
Source:
Lech Borowiec
Description
Size: 24-30mm
Basic colour: Metallic blue, golden-green.
Pattern colour: Head and pronotum bluish metallic, elytra bright golden-green with coppery reflection.
Pronotoum: With raised borders throughout.
Basic colour: Metallic blue, golden-green.
Pattern colour: Head and pronotum bluish metallic, elytra bright golden-green with coppery reflection.
Pronotoum: With raised borders throughout.
Biology
Status: Occasional immigrant found in the southern half of England.
Habitat: Deciduous and coniferous forests
Habitat: Deciduous and coniferous forests
Articles
Miquel, M.E. (2005). Belated records of Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus) (Carabidae) from Thetford Forest Park, Suffolk. The Coleopterist 14(3): 124.