There are several generations per year. Adults overwinter in garden trash. They feed on aphids, chinch bugs, leafhoppers and spider mites. Here again there are many different species of ground beetles. The majority being 1 inch in length.
Bodies are black to purple in coloring.
They have long legs and the bodies have a hard shell. Along with these they also like caterpillars, slugs and grubs. They are a gardeners pal. Even better is they will go after the armyworms and tent caterpillars that infest trees. The adults overwinter in the ground and produce one offspring per year.