Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BEETLES   (COLEOPTERA)
Family   BEETLES - GROUND   (CARABIDAE)
Subfamily   BEETLES - CATERPILLAR HUNTERS - NEW WORLD   (CALOSOMA - NEARCTIC + NEOTROPICAL)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CASTRIDA ABBREVIATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CASTRIDA ALTERNANS GRANULATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CASTRIDA ALTERNANS SAYI
Common name:
Scientific name: CASTRIDA ARGENTINENSE
Common name:
Scientific name: CASTRIDA RETUSUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CASTRIDA VAGANS
Common name:
Scientific name: CALOSOMA FRIGIDUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CALODREPA AUROCINCTUM
Common name: BEETLE - CATERPILLAR HUNTER
Scientific name: CALODREPA SCRUTATOR U.S.A.
Common name:
Scientific name: CALODREPA WILXOCI
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABOSOMA ANGULATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CAMEGONIA MARGINALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CAMEGONIA PARVICOLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CAMEGONIA PROMINENS
Common name:
Scientific name: CAMEDULA PEREGRINATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOSTIGMA CALIDUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOSTIGMA LEPIDUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOSTIGMA SEMILEAVE
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLITORPA EXTERNUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLITORPA MACRUM
Common name:
Scientific name: BLAPTOSOMA CHIHUAHUA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLISTHENES LATIPENNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLISTHENES ZIMMERMANNI