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Species Dromochorus pilatei - Cajun Tiger Beetle

Representative Images

BG1571 C9786 - Dromochorus pilatei - female Tiger Beetle - Dromochorus pilatei Dull Greenish Black Tiger - Dromochorus pilatei Tiger Beetle - Dromochorus pilatei Cajun Tiger Beetle? - Dromochorus pilatei Dromochorus pilatei - male Dromochorus pilatei - male Dromochorus pilatei - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)
Tribe Cicindelini (Flashy Tiger Beetles)
Genus Dromochorus (Dromo Tiger Beetles)
Species pilatei (Cajun Tiger Beetle)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dromochorus pilatei (Guerin-Meneville)
Orig. Comb: Cicindela pilatei Guerin-Meneville 1845

Identification

Range

Houston, TX to New Orleans, LA

Season

Adults active May to July and overwinter as adults (1)

Remarks

considered by Louisiana to be a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) (2)

Internet References

Texas Entomology - Mike Quinn, 2007

Works Cited

1.A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada
David Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, Charles J. Kazilek, David L. Pearson, Barry C. Knisley. 2005. Oxford University Press.
2.Louisiana "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) - 2015
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 4 April, 2008 - 10:53am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, ceiseman
Last updated 6 April, 2016 - 8:20pm

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