CLOSED: Green June Beetle? Please help confirm.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 06, 2008

I found this big beetle on an Angel Trumpet. Though, it was seen on the plant for half of a day or so. There was no ividence of foliage damage.

Could it be the Green Fig Beetle? Please help I.D. this true bug, I'd like to add its picture onto the bugfile.

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LEO88 Big Rapids, MI(Zone 4b) Aug 06, 2008

not a Green Fig Beetle... nor a true bug...my best guess would be a ground beetle; possibly Calosoma spp...maybe C.sycophanta... a 'caterpillar hunter'

http://www.pbase.com/stefanofaggioli/image/73559658

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 06, 2008

Thank you, I've another picture, hopefully the image is a little clearer?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 06, 2008

This appears to be Calosoma scrutator, the fiery searcher or caterpillar hunter - see http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/508/

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 07, 2008

Thank you both for your help. I'll add this pix to our bf.

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