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tiger beetle - Cicindela purpurea
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

tiger beetle - Cicindela purpurea
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
September 22, 2006
perhaps another Cicindela splendida... without sun.

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tiger beetle - Cicindela purpurea tiger beetle - Cicindela purpurea
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Contributed by edward trammel on 24 September, 2006 - 10:27pm
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 6:10pm

C. purpurea
Hi Edward, that's a C. purpurea, a species that is closely related to splendida. Nice. - Dan
… Daniel P Duran, 26 September, 2006 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

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