Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Calleida
Species: Punctata
More Calleida Punctata Beetles
Updated November 29 2017
Ground Beetles
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21 species
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Notiophilus
Species: Semistriatus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Scarites
Species: Subterraneus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Scaritinae
Moves as quickly backward as forward
Notiophilus Ground Beetle - approx. 6 mm - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - October 2009
Big-headed Ground Beetle - approx. 2 cm - Leslie Spit - May 2012
Ground Beetle larva - approx. 2.5 cm - Humber Bay Park - August 2014
Ground Beetle on Goldenrod species - approx. 8 mm - Leslie Spit - September 2017
Subfamily: Scaritinae
Subfamily: Nebriinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Colliuris (Long-necked Ground Beetles)
Species: Pensylvanica
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Long-necked Ground Beetle - approx. 1 cm - High Park - September 2016
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Badister
Species: Neopulchellus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Badister neopulchellus - approx. 6 mm - High Park - July 2017
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Stenolophus (Seedcorn Beetles)
Species: Comma
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Stenolophus comma - approx. 8 mm - High Park - July 2017
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Lebia (Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles)
Species: Viridis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Lebia viridis - approx. 7 mm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2007
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Lebia (Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles)
Species: Tricolor
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Lebia tricolor - approx. 1 cm - High Park - August 2018
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Lebia (Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles)
Species: Atriventris?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Lebia species - approx. 7 mm - High Park - October 2018
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Lebia (Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles)
Species: Fuscata
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Lebia fuscata - approx. 8 mm - High Park - May 2018
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Chlaenius (Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles)
Species: ?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle - approx. 1.5 cm - High Park - August 2018
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Amara?
Species: ?
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Harpalus?
Species: ?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Amara? Ground Beetle - approx. 1.5 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2009
Harpalus? Ground Beetle - approx. 1.5 cm - Rouge Park - July 2011
Most Ground Beetles prefer to remain on the ground and
some species are forced to as their elytra are fused - the
majority of Ground Beetles are predators but Harpalus
species prefer to eat mainly seeds and fruit
some species are forced to as their elytra are fused - the
majority of Ground Beetles are predators but Harpalus
species prefer to eat mainly seeds and fruit
More Harpalus Ground Beetles
Updated December 31 2015
Subfamily: Harpalinae?
Subfamily: Harpalinae?
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Carabus
Species: Nemoralis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
European Ground Beetle (male) - approx. 2.2 cm - Lower Don Valley (Todmorden Mills) - October 2013
Subfamily: Carabinae
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Calosoma (Caterpillar Hunters)
Species: Scrutator
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Fiery Searcher Beetles
Updated July 31 2016
Fiery Searcher Beetle - approx. 3 cm - High Park - July 2016
Subfamily: Carabinae
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Leptotrachelus
Species: Dorsalis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Leptotrachelus dorsalis - approx. 1 cm - High Park - October 2018
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Plochionus
Species: Timidus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Plochionus timidus - approx. 1 cm - High Park - October 2018
Subfamily: Harpalinae
More Plochionus timidus Beetles
Updated February 1 2019
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Agonum
Species: Punctiforme
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Agonum punctiforme - approx. 1 cm - High Park - September 2017
Subfamily: Harpalinae
More Agonum punctiforme Beetles
Updated February 1 2019
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Stenolophus (Seedcorn Beetles)
Species: Ochropezus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Stenolophus ochropezus - approx. 8 mm - High Park - September 2017
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Trichotichnus
Species: Vulpeculus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Trichotichnus vulpeculus - approx. 1 cm - High Park - August 2017
Subfamily: Harpalinae
More Badister neopulchellus Beetles
Updated February 8 2019
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Genus: Calosoma (Caterpillar Hunters)
Species: Wilcoxi
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Calosoma wilcoxi Beetles
Updated February 8 2019
Calosoma wilcoxi - approx. 3 cm - High Park - May 2018
Subfamily: Carabinae
Generally smaller than the similar Calosoma scrutator (see
above)
above)