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Genus Ellipsoptera - Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles

marginata group · sperata group

marginata group
Very difficult to spot - Ellipsoptera hirtilabris Tiger Beetles - Ellipsoptera hirtilabris - male - female Odd balls - Ellipsoptera cuprascens - male - female Ellipsoptera macra - Ellipsoptera macra - male Ghost Tiger Beetle - Ellipsoptera lepida Ellipsoptera lepida - male Ellipsoptera lepida - male Ellipsoptera marginata - male

sperata group
Cicindela marutha - Ellipsoptera sperata Aridlands Tiger Beetle - Ellipsoptera marutha - Ellipsoptera marutha - male - female Mating tigers from eastern CA alkali shore - Ellipsoptera nevadica - male - female Cicindela nevadica 'subspecies A' - Ellipsoptera nevadica E. s. sperata - Ellipsoptera sperata Willcox Playa Tiger Beetle - Ellipsoptera marutha - male - female Ellipsoptera marutha? - Ellipsoptera marutha Ellipsoptera nevadica makosika - Ellipsoptera nevadica - female


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