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Subspecies Habroscelimorpha dorsalis media

Southern White Beach Tiger Beetle -C. dorsalis media - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis Southern White Beach Tiger Beetle -C. dorsalis media - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis Cicindela dorsalis media? - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis 61 - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis - male - female ZE.35246_Habroscelimorpha_dorsalis_media - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis - male White beetle with green marks - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis White beetle with green marks - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis Habroscelimorpha dorsalis media - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)
Tribe Cicindelini (Flashy Tiger Beetles)
Genus Habroscelimorpha (Habro Tiger Beetles)
Species dorsalis (Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle)
Subspecies media (Habroscelimorpha dorsalis media)
Print References
Harvey, A., & Zukoff, S. (2011). Wind-Powered Wheel Locomotion, Initiated by Leaping Somersaults, in Larvae of the Southeastern Beach Tiger Beetle (Cicindela dorsalis media) PLoS ONE, 6 (3) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017746
Internet References
Discover Magazine Blogs--account of larva "wheeling"