Cicindela repanda
| Cicindela repanda | |
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| Cicindela repanda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. repanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela repanda Dejean, 1825 | |
Cicindela repanda, commonly known as the Bronzed Tiger Beetle or Common Shore Tiger Beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that measures 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long, lives in most of North America. Its labrum is small with one tooth and the pronotum is coppery and hairy. The shoulder marking touches or nearly touches the middle band. It is usually seen in spring and summer and it lives in sand, gravel, or clay soil. Its food is many insects and some fruit. The species have a two year life cycle. The species comprises three subspecies: C. repanda repanda, C. repanda novascotiae, and C. repanda tanneri.[1]
References
- ↑ Yves Bousquet (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. Trachypachidae–Trechini". ZooKeys (PenSoft Publishers LTD) 245: 367-368. ISBN 978-954-642-658-1.
External links
| External identifiers for Cicindela repanda | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 289897 |
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