Cephalota maura (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cephalota maura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cephalota maura is a tiger beetle species found in southwestern Europe and North Africa, living in salt marshes and river banks.

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Cephalota

Order

Coleoptera

Class

Insecta

About Cephalota maura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cephalota maura is a species of tiger beetle. It can be found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Its natural habitat includes salt marshes and river banks.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Carabidae › Cephalota

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Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792

Cicindela tranquebarica Herbst, 1806

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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