# St. bees seed-eater (*Harpalus honestus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/st-bees-seed-eater  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 7.8 mm – 1.05 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 24 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Carabidae
- genus: Harpalus
- species: *Harpalus 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*

## 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, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

## Common questions

### 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

- [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

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