| Carabus violaceus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Division: | Carabus div. Multistriati |
| Subdivision: | Carabus subdiv. Procrustimorphi |
| Subgenus: | Carabus (Megodontus) |
| Species: | C. violaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Carabus violaceus is a nocturnal species of beetle found throughout Europe.[1] Carabus violaceus feeds on slugs, snails, worms and insects.[2][3]