Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823

Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823

Pterostichus adstrictus is a Holarctic-distributed ground beetle widespread across North America and also present in Europe and Russia.

Family
Genus
Pterostichus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823

Pterostichus adstrictus, formally described by Eschscholtz in 1823, is a species of ground beetle that has a Holarctic distribution. It is widespread across North America, with a range that extends from the coast of the Bering Sea east to Newfoundland, and south to Pennsylvania, Indiana, South Dakota, New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. This species can also be found in Europe and Russia.

Photo: (c) D. Sikes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Pterostichus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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