Chlaenius tricolor

Chlaenius tricolor

"Chlaenius tricolor" is a species of vivid metallic ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found from southern Canada south to Guatemala.
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Naming

These two subspecies belong to the species "Chlaenius tricolor":
⤷  "Chlaenius tricolor tricolor" Dejean, 1826
⤷  "Chlaenius tricolor vigilans" Say, 1830

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusChlaenius
SpeciesC. tricolor
Photographed in
United States of America