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Species Ellipsoptera nevadica - Nevada Tiger Beetle

Mating tigers from eastern CA alkali shore - Ellipsoptera nevadica - male - female Mating tigers from eastern CA alkali shore - Ellipsoptera nevadica - male - female E. n. knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica - male Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica - female Ellipsoptera nevadica citata - Ellipsoptera nevadica Ellipsoptera nevadica makosika - Ellipsoptera nevadica Ellipsoptera nevadica makosika - Ellipsoptera nevadica - 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 Ellipsoptera (Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles)
Species nevadica (Nevada Tiger Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cicindela nevadica
Explanation of Names
Ellipsoptera nevadica (LeConte 1875)
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