''Calosoma schayeri'' (green carab beetle or saffron beetle) is a species of
Carabidae that occurs in
Australia
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. Like most
Carabidae the larvae is predaceous. It is quite active at night when it is found hunting for slow-moving prey such as caterpillars. If handled it gives off an unpleasant scent.
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Beetles of Australia
Beetles described in 1842
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