Harpalus pennsylvanicus

Harpalus pennsylvanicus is a species of ground beetle that lives throughout North America. The adults of the species are shiny black on the top, reddish brown underneath, and the elytra has lines. The larvae are black with a reddish head and the body is tapered with two long cerci. The species food is the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle and seeds of ragweed. The species occasionally damages ripening strawberries which is probably how it gets water. It is attracted to lights. The common name of the species is Pennsylvania ground beetle.