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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) » Leaf Litter Tiger Beetles (Apterodela) » One-spotted Tiger Beetle (Apterodela unipunctata)
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unipunctata - Apterodela unipunctata
Copyright © 2020 Curt Harden

unipunctata - Apterodela unipunctata
Nine Times Forest, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
April 28, 2020
This one actually flew away from me, which I've never seen this species do before. It flew a short distance and immediately ran into some sparse leaf litter.
On a sunny open forest road, oak-hickory woods, somewhat rocky.
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Contributed by Curt Harden on 28 April, 2020 - 7:08pm

A-ptero-
I did not realize "they" changed the genus again. But wouldn't "A-ptero-" mean no wings? They can fly a little bit even though running is their specialty. The males, in particular, have REALLY long legs as you can see in this photo!
… Frank Guarnieri, 10 May, 2020 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah,
I guess maybe some of the other species in the genus lack wings? I'm not sure.
… Curt Harden, 10 May, 2020 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

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