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Say's Ground Beetle

Chlaenius pennsylvanicus

Field notes

Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic realm (including Europe, the Near East, and North Africa), Afrotropical realm, and Nearctic realm. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized with most known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. The genus is divided into many subgenera.

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2 native plants
support it in the US

Food plants Plants it feeds on Red Maple, Sugar Maple 2

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Chlaenius pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided