Amara aenea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the amara aenea lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Amara aenea
Group	Beetles
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae

Where does the amara aenea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the amara aenea in 19 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Portugal it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the amara aenea?

The amara aenea (Amara aenea) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Carabidae, genus Amara. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the amara aenea

Amara aenea is a ground beetle common in almost the whole of Europe and Northern Asia. Its range covers also parts of Northern Africa. It is known as the common sun beetle.

A. aenea adults are predators that eat other insects, such as the apple maggot and soybean aphid, which are considered pests by the agriculture industry. As such, this beetle is under study for use in integrated pest management. Larvae are omnivorous.

The adults feed on the developing seed of Poa trivialis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amara aenea (revision 1322271584), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1301445 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).