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Species Details

Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityThis species has been collected from May to September. IdentificationBlack, upper surface with varying metallic lustre, in part greenish, ocellate foveae of elytra sometimes violaceous, mirrors often pure black; tibiae, and sometimes part of femora, piceous or brown. Punctuation of entire upper surface irregular. Mirrors hardly elevated but more shiny than background. Head with deep central fovea between the eyes. Male with four dilated protarsal segments. Length 8.3-9.9 mm.

Scientific Name Elaphrus clairvillei Habitat Shores half-shaded, by trees/bushes/vegetation, with bare spots of mud or organic detritus between. Seasonality This species has been collected from May to September. Identification
Black, upper surface with varying metallic lustre, in part greenish, ocellate foveae of elytra sometimes violaceous, mirrors often pure black; tibiae, and sometimes part of femora, piceous or brown. Punctuation of…
Black, upper surface with varying metallic lustre, in part greenish, ocellate foveae of elytra sometimes violaceous, mirrors often pure black; tibiae, and sometimes part of femora, piceous or brown. Punctuation of entire upper surface irregular. Mirrors hardly elevated but more shiny than background. Head with deep central fovea between the eyes. Male with four dilated protarsal segments. Length 8.3-9.9 mm.
Life History This species overwinters in the adult stage. Conservation Common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range This species is found in most of United States and Canada. In Alberta this species has been collected throughout the southern half and at one locality in the extreme north.

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"Species Details - Elaphrus clairvillei, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2448/9-23074. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 575 specimens of this Species.

575 results plotted on map in 118 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM26735 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-15

UASM26736 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-15

UASM26737 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-15

UASM26738 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-15

UASM26739 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-15

UASM26740 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-15

UASM26741 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Conklin Collected ByShpeley, D. Date Collected1985-06-14

UASM26742 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Lake Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-07

UASM26743 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pincher Creek Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-28

UASM26744 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pincher Creek Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-06

UASM26745 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-20

UASM26746 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-20

UASM26747 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-20

UASM26748 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-20

UASM26749 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected1985-06-20

UASM32790 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Peace River Collected ByJacobs, J. M. Date Collected2000-07-26/2000-08-16

UASM100327 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N. Date Collected2002-07-09/2002-07-10

UASM100328 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N. Date Collected2002-07-09

UASM100329 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N. Date Collected2002-07-09

UASM100330 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N. Date Collected2002-07-09/2002-07-10

UASM100331 - Elaphrus clairvillei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N. Date Collected2002-07-09/2002-07-10

Adult Seasonal Distribution