---
title: "Biegacz gajowy"
description: "Carabus nemoralis — Owady i pająki. Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the \"Bronze carabid\") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bronze-ground-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Biegacz gajowy

> Carabus nemoralis — Owady i pająki. Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the "Bronze carabid") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada.

- Scientific name: *Carabus nemoralis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 23708
- Wikidata: [Q777298](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777298)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56552](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56552)

## Names

- en: Bronze Ground Beetle
- de: Hainlaufkäfer
- fr: Carabe des bois
- nl: Tuinschallebijter
- pl: Biegacz gajowy

## Countries with the most observations

CA (6119), US (5035), RU (2397), DE (1822), DK (1693), FI (1362), FR (1008), SE (561), PL (500), GB (471), LT (346), AT (312)

## Summary

Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the "Bronze carabid") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada. While native to Europe, it has been introduced to and is expanding its range throughout North America. It is 20-25mm long and found in many habitats in Great Britain.

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

## Photo

![Biegacz gajowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bronze-ground-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bill Michalek · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154548012

## Machine access

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