Scientific Name: Notonomous gravis
Common Name: Carabid predator
Carabid beetles feed mostly on ground-dwelling
pests. Larvae and adults are predatory and have prominent mouthparts that
protrude forward. Adults are a medium sized shiny black beetle, approximately
20 - 25 mm long. They have a characteristic flattened ‘hot-water-bottle’-
shaped body and large bulging eyes on the sides of the head. They are flightless
nocturnal beetles. Carabid beetles eat a wide range of soft-bodied prey such as
caterpillars, aphids, wireworms, earwigs and slugs.
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