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Subspecies Cicindela pulchra pulchra

Beautiful Tiger Beetle - Cicindela pulchra - female

Cicindela pulchra pulchra, third instar, close-up of head and pronotum - Cicindela pulchra

Cicindela pulchra pulchra - Cicindela pulchra - male

Cicindela pulchra pulchra - Cicindela pulchra

Cicindela pulchra pulchra - Cicindela pulchra - 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 Cicindela (Temperate Tiger Beetles)

Species pulchra (Beautiful Tiger Beetle)

Subspecies pulchra (Cicindela pulchra pulchra)

Explanation of Names

Cicindela pulchra Say 1823

Range

c AZ to c KS (1)

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.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 19 September, 2009 - 10:18am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 16 October, 2016 - 11:07am

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