Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle vs Red-Legged Harp Ground Beetle

Harpalus affinis compared with Harpalus rubripes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle	Red-Legged Harp Ground Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family same	Carabidae	Carabidae
Genus same	Harpalus	Harpalus
Species	Harpalus affinis	Harpalus rubripes

Evolutionary Relationship

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle and Red-Legged Harp Ground Beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Harpalus.

Conservation Status

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red-Legged Harp Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle	Red-Legged Harp Ground Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Red-Legged Harp Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇸 United States