Conservation Status
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Common.
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Cyclicity
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This species has been collected in July and August.
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Distribution
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This species is found in western United States and Canada. In Alberta this species is found from central Alberta south in the western regions.
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General Description
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Member of the chalybeus group, with large head and short elytra, each eltron with at least 4 complete, punctate striae, elytra more or less iridescent. Piceous, outer margin of elytyra and oftern entire prothorax, brown, appendages paler but antenae more or less infuscated as a rule. Microsculpture on disc of prothorax open, forming evident meshes, slightly iridescent. Hind angles of prothorax more or less denticulate. Outer elytral striae obliterating, 5th more or less interrupted. Length 3.7-4.8 mm.
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Habitat
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Often among dead leaves under Salix and Alnus; open grassland; near snow patches.
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Life Cycle
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May overwinter in both larval and adult stages.
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Trophic Strategy
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Both larvae and adults are predatory.
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Epaphius chalybeus: Brief Summary
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Epaphius chalybeus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
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