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title: "Leather Beetle"
description: "Carabus coriaceus — Insetti e ragni. Carabus coriaceus, commonly known as the leather beetle, is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/leather-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Leather Beetle

> Carabus coriaceus — Insetti e ragni. Carabus coriaceus, commonly known as the leather beetle, is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests.

- Scientific name: *Carabus coriaceus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 15177
- Wikidata: [Q541168](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541168)
- iNaturalist taxon: [360830](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/360830)

## Names

- en: Leather Beetle
- de: Lederlaufkäfer
- fr: Procruste chagriné
- nl: Lederloopkever
- pl: Biegacz skórzasty

## Countries with the most observations

DE (2805), DK (1642), AT (1443), CZ (1059), IT (968), FR (918), PL (726), RU (549), RO (490), HU (470), GR (423), HR (387)

## Summary

Carabus coriaceus, commonly known as the leather beetle, is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests. The species undergoes aestivation during the hottest, driest parts of the summer.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabus_coriaceus

## Photo

![Leather Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/leather-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65902687

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/leather-beetle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).