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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Tiger Beetles (Cicindelinae) » Flashy Tiger Beetles (Cicindelini) » Dromo Tiger Beetles (Dromochorus) » Cajun Tiger Beetle (Dromochorus pilatei)
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BG1568 C9953 - Dromochorus pilatei - male
Copyright © 2008 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG1568 C9953 - Dromochorus pilatei - Male
Barney Farm, Highway 103, 1 mi. NW Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 16, 2007
Size: Body length 12.4 mm.
We have identified this as Cicindela pilatei (Cajun Tiger Beetle).
Confirmation/correction appreciated.
If confirmed, a new guide page will be requested.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 3 April, 2008 - 10:04pm
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 3:47pm

Moved
Moved from Tiger Beetles.

Thanks Dennis, We appreciate your help.
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 5 April, 2008 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

Agreed, a male Cicindela pila
Agreed, a male Cicindela pilatei. Note the ivory labrum that denotes a male.
… Dennis Haines, 4 April, 2008 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

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