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Ground beetle - Goudglanzende Schallebijter - Carabus auronitens ssp. auronitens, natio altkirchensis f.i. ignifer/violaceopurpureus
Goudglanzende Schallebijter
Carabus auronitens ssp. auronitens, natio altkirchensis f.i. ignifer/violaceopurpureus
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10/11/2014
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This spectacularly coloured Carabus auronitens belongs to the natio altkirchensis. This individual with a splendid fuchsia pronotum has been described as a forma individua 'ignifer', 'auropurpureus' or 'violaceopurpureus'. These reddish and fuchsia colour morphs are not uncommon in the forests around Altkirch.
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