Carabus hispanus

Carabus hispanus is a predacious ground beetle. Thus, they are predators and tend to hunt and eat other species.^[1][2] Their diet typically consists of earthworms, slugs, snails, and other insects, gastropods, fruits, and mollusks.^[1]

Geographically, these beetles are commonly found in the south-central and southwest French regions of Cévennes, the Drome, and the Landes, and they are a forest species which can typically be found on north-exposed slopes.^[3]

The species is known for its colorful and often iridescent exoskeleton, and is considered a larger beetle with females measuring up to 40mm.^[3]

• Carabus hispanus at Fauna Europaea
• Data related to Carabus hispanus at Wikispecies
• Media related to Carabus hispanus at Wikimedia Commons