Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle - Tetracha floridana

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Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle - Tetracha floridana -

Seminole, Tara Cay Sound, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
October 20, 2009

Closeup of humeral region of the elytra, showing the lack of any violet or coppery reflections in the anteriolateral regions that distinguish it from the closely related Tetracha carolina.

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Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle - Tetracha floridana - male

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Contributed by Ted C. MacRae on 1 November, 2009 - 10:34pm

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