Cicindela pulchra Say, 1823 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cicindela pulchra Say, 1823

Cicindela pulchra Say, 1823

Cicindela pulchra is a red North American ground tiger beetle with dark colored body margins, measuring 15–18 mm long.

Family
Genus
Cicindela
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cicindela pulchra Say, 1823

Cicindela pulchra Say, 1823 is a species of ground beetle belonging to the subfamily Cicindelinae. This species can be found in four US states: Colorado, northwestern Oklahoma, western Kansas, and eastern Arizona. The beetle is red overall. Dark blue, purple, or green coloring forms margins on its elytra, pronotum, and head. Adult individuals of the species measure 15 to 18 millimeters, or 0.59 to 0.71 inches, in length.

Photo: (c) Bernard Foy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bernard Foy · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Cicindela

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

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