Scaphinotus regularis
Species of beetle
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Scaphinotus regularis, measured snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in North America[1] (British Columbia, Idaho, Washington), where it inhabits forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. regularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus regularis (LeConte, 1884) | |
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Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[2]