Ground Beetle - Coleoptera - Carabus - Procerus Species - Insect (Bulgaria)

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Ground Beetle - Coleoptera - Carabus - Procerus Species - Insect (Bulgaria)

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Coleoptera tentatively identified as Carabus (Procerus species)

It could be Procerus caucasicus (Adams, 1817), or a female Procerus gigas gigas (Creutzer,1799)

It could also be Carabus (Megodontus) caelatus schreiberi (Kraatz, 1887).

Spotted it in Bulgaria. I remember it emitted a pretty nasty scent as a defense when I grabbed it.

If you can identify it precisely, please post a comment or email me!

This photo is part of my България - Bulgaria series.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on May 21, 2004
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