Carabus maeander
Fischer von Waldheim, 1820
Meander Ground Beetle, menderes worm and slug hunter
Species Guides
1Carabus maeander is a large ground beetle in the Carabidae. are uniformly black and measure 15–23.5 mm in length. The has a broad distribution spanning northeastern North America and East Asia, including Russia, Japan, and Korea. Multiple have been described across this range.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Carabus maeander: /ˈka.ra.bus maˈan.dər/
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Distribution
Northeastern United States; central and southern Canada (including Alberta); eastern Siberia, Russia; Hokkaido and Kunashir Islands, Japan; South Korea; Mongolia; China; North Korea; Alaska
Seasonality
fly in May and June.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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