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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) » Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles (Ellipsoptera) » Coastal Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera hamata)
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Sanibel Beach Beetles - Ellipsoptera hamata
Copyright © 2008 James E. Jans

Sanibel Beach Beetles - Ellipsoptera hamata
Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
April 30, 2008
Size: approx 1.0 - 1.25 cm
Spotted on one of the beaches of Sanibel Island. Very pretty!
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Contributed by James E. Jans on 27 May, 2008 - 2:45pm
Last updated 31 May, 2008 - 2:01pm

Cicindela
Could also be C. hamata. Compare here.
… Doug Taron, 28 May, 2008 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
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C. hamata looks like a better match to me as well...
… Ken Schneider, 28 May, 2008 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks to all! - Jim
… James E. Jans, 29 May, 2008 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but looks like it could be one of the tiger beetles - see, for example, images of C. marginata:

… Ken Schneider, 27 May, 2008 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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