Green carab beetle

Calosoma schayeri

The green carab beetle or saffron beetle is a species of Carabidae that occurs in Australia. Like most Carabidae the larvae is predaceous. It is quite active at night when it is found hunting for slow-moving prey such as caterpillars. If handled it gives off an unpleasant scent.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCalosoma
SpeciesC. schayeri
Photographed in
Australia