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subgenus Lebia (Lebia subgenus Lebia)
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Green-winged Lebia (Lebia viridipennis)
Species
Lebia viridipennis
- Green-winged Lebia
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Adephaga
Family
Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily
Harpalinae
Supertribe
Harpalitae
Tribe
Lebiini
Subtribe
Lebiina
Genus
Lebia
(Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles)
No Taxon
(subgenus Lebia)
Species
viridipennis
(Green-winged Lebia)
Explanation of Names
Lebia viridipennis
Dejean 1826
viridipennis
'green-winged'
Size
5‒6 mm
Range
e NA (QC‒FL to SD‒TX)
(
1
)
Habitat
low vegetation and on flowers of herbaceous plants
Remarks
the only member of
viridipennis
group in our fauna
(
1
)
See Also
L. tricolor
, a member of another subgenus
Works Cited
1.
Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
Contributed by
Robin McLeod
on 19 June, 2005 - 5:24pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 5 March, 2024 - 2:08pm