St. bees seed-eater
Harpalus honestus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Status not recordedbeetles
The st. bees seed-eater (Harpalus honestus) is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.05 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 24 countries, including Albania, Armenia and Austria.
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Quick facts about the st. bees seed-eater
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 7.8 mm – 1.05 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 24 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the st. bees seed-eater?
Where does the st. bees seed-eater live?
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.
The st. bees seed-eater is listed for 24 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: CarabCat (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the st. bees seed-eater endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the st. bees seed-eater classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCarabidae
- genusHarpalus
- SpeciesHarpalus honestus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Synonyms Carabus cuniculinus, Carabus honestus, Carabus ignavus, Harpalus cuniculinus, Harpalus despectus, Harpalus fabichi, Harpalus honestoides, Harpalus ignavus, Harpalus insignis, Harpalus janthinus, Harpalus janus, Harpalus nitidus, Harpalus pallidipes, Harpalus subhonestus
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Leuchtendblauer SchnellläuferGerman
- GrindkruiperDutch
Relatives of the st. bees seed-eater
Other species in the same genus Harpalus.
Murky ground beetle
Harpalus caliginosus
Ground beetle
Harpalus froelichii
Cautious harp ground beetle
Harpalus cautus
Medora harp ground beetle
Harpalus erraticus
Larger refuse beetle
Harpalus capito
Silken harpalus
Harpalus sericatus
CompareSt. bees seed-eater vs Murky ground beetleSt. bees seed-eater vs Ground beetleSt. bees seed-eater vs Cautious harp ground beetleSt. bees seed-eater vs Medora harp ground beetle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the st. bees seed-eater?
An adult st. bees seed-eater measures 7.8 mm – 1.05 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the st. bees seed-eater live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the st. bees seed-eater for 24 countries, including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belarus. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the st. bees seed-eater?
The st. bees seed-eater (Harpalus honestus) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 · 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
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