Calosoma schayeri

Calosoma schayeri (green carab beetle or saffron beetle) is a species of Carabidae that occurs in Australia.^[2] Like most Carabidae the larvae are 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.^[3]

Calosoma schayeri
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Calosoma
Species:	C. schayeri
Binomial name
Calosoma schayeri Erichson, 1842[1]
Synonyms
Calosoma grandipenne Lapouge, 1868 Calosoma curtisi Hope, 1845