libutron:Calosoma scrutator | ©Alex Wild (Savoy, Illinois, US) Calosoma scrutator
libutron: Calosoma scrutator | ©Alex Wild (Savoy, Illinois, US) Calosoma scrutator (Coleoptera - Carabidae), the Fiery searcher is among North America’s most attractive native insects. They can be found in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Venezuela [source]. This colorful species is one of the largest ground beetles. It can grow to almost to one and a half inches long. -- source link