Cicindela pulchra

Cicindela pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Cicindelina
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. pulchra
Binomial name
Cicindela pulchra
Say, 1823

Cicindela pulchra is a species of ground beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae. It is found in such US states as Colorado, northwestern Oklahoma, western Kansas, and eastern Arizona. It is red in colour. Its elytra, pronotum and head have dark blue, purple or green margins, and is 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) long.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Cicindela pulchra". Tiger Beetles of the United States. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Archived from the original on 2003-09-17. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi:10.1111/syen.12440. S2CID 221580738.
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