Carabus ulrichii

Carabus ulrichii

"Carabus ulrichii" is a species of ground beetle from the family Carabidae originating from the Central Hungarian Basin and found in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, and all of the republics of the former Yugoslavia.
Ground beetle or Carabus ulrichii 1.6x, 297micron per step at 60 steps From an acquired collection. This is native to Ukraine The colors are an iridescent bronze and green mix, and they have some unique pads on the underside of the fore limbs. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162502/ground_beetle_or_carabus_ulrichii_ventral_view_showing_foot_pads.html Ventral side showing foot pads Carabus ulrichii,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Appearance

They are coloured black, with a green pronotum. The species formation happened in Pleistocene.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCarabus
SpeciesC. ulrichii
Photographed in
United States of America