# Bombadier beetle (*Brachinus crepitans*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/bombadier-beetle  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The bombadier beetle (Brachinus crepitans) is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 41 countries, including Albania, Algeria and Armenia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 6 mm – 1 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | freshwater, grassland, human_modified |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 41 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Carabidae
- genus: Brachinus
- species: *Brachinus crepitans* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Brachinus abdominaly*, *Brachinus altaicus*, *Brachinus annulatus*, *Brachinus atripennis*, *Brachinus coerulescens*, *Brachinus costatus*, *Brachinus fallax*, *Brachinus femoratus*, *Brachinus fimbriolatus*, *Brachinus flavosuturatus*, *Brachinus gracilis*, *Brachinus immaculatus*, *Brachinus jeanneli*, *Brachinus joenius*, *Brachinus kirghis*, *Brachinus morio*, *Brachinus nigripennis*, *Brachinus obscuricornis*, *Brachinus obscurus*, *Brachinus rufothoracicus*, *Brachinus scoteinus*, *Brachinus siculus*, *Brachinus strepitans*, *Brachinus strictus*, *Brachinus sulcatulus*, *Brachinus tibialis*, *Brachinus virescens*, *Brachinus virescens*, *Brachynus crepitans*, *Brachynus crepitans*, *Carabus crepitans*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

## Common questions

### How big is the bombadier beetle?

An adult bombadier beetle measures 6 mm – 1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the bombadier beetle live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the bombadier beetle for 41 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the bombadier beetle?

The bombadier beetle (Brachinus crepitans) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

Cite as: Bombadier beetle (Brachinus crepitans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bombadier-beetle