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Subspecies Cicindela scutellaris unicolor - Unicolored Tiger Beetle

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Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris unicolor - Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris unicolor - Cicindela scutellaris Festive Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris Festive Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris unicolor - Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris unicolor - Cicindela scutellaris

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 scutellaris (Festive Tiger Beetle)
Subspecies unicolor (Unicolored Tiger Beetle)

Habitat

Print References

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Works Cited

1.Tiger Beetles: A Field Guide and Identification Manual for Florida and Eastern U.S.
Paul Merrill Choate. 2003. University Press of Florida.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 4 December, 2004 - 12:09pm
Additional contributions by Chris Wirth, v belov, roar, PaleoJon, bdagley
Last updated 4 November, 2021 - 7:26am

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