Cicindela pulchra

Cicindela pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
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]

References

  1. "Cicindela pulchra". Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

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