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πŸͺ² Beetles

Golden Net Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus festivus

About

A subspecies of the golden ground beetle with particularly vivid metallic green and gold coloring and prominent elytral ridges. It is found in southwestern France.

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Did You Know?

French wine growers have long recognized this beetle as a guardian of their vineyards, where it patrols between vine rows devouring slugs that damage grapes.