Subject: Large green beetle
Geographic location of the bug: Northwest indiana
Date: 09/08/2018
Time: 01:45 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I have been unable to find a matching picture of this large bettle
How you want your letter signed: Laura Redenbaugh
Dear Laura,
Commonly called a Fiery Searcher, Calosoma scrutator is one of the Ground Beetles known as Caterpillar Hunters. According to BugGuide: “Adults and larvae prey on caterpillars. Adults will climb trees in search of their prey.”