Fiery Searcher Calosoma scrutator (Fabricius, 1775)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Carabidae   >   Genus Calosoma   

Status:

Widespread in the eastern and central U.S. in open habitats near woods.

Relationships:

Adults and larvae hunt caterpillars.

There are 114 records in the project database.

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A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (7/7/2018). Verified by Will Chatfield-Taylor/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/2/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (8/17/2019). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (6/26/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Fiery Searcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2012). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Fiery Searcher in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/5/2014). Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

Fiery Searchers mating in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2020). Verified by Curt Harden/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A female Fiery Searcher collected in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/23/2005). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

A female Fiery Searcher collected in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/23/2005). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

A male Fiery Searcher collected in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/11/2004). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

A male Fiery Searcher collected in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/11/2004). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

Fiery Searcher in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/11/2018). (c) aaron-miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by aaron-miller via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Fiery Searcher eating a Gray Furcula Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Fiery Searcher in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/10/2019). (c) Christina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Christina via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fiery Searcher in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2019). (c) annagypsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by annagypsy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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