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tiger beetle

An active, brightly-coloured beetle found in open, sunny habitats; larvae typically live in burrows; both larvae and adults feed mainly on small insects. (Order: Coleoptera. Family: Carabidae.)

iTiger beetle

Cicindela sexguttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Genera

United States:
Amblycheila
Cicindela
Mantichora
Megacephala
Omus
Outside of the US:
Tricondyla
Neocollyris
Therates
Wallacedela
Thopeutica
Calochroa
Neolaphyra
Cassolaia
Platychile
Dromica
Ropaloteres
Pseudoxycheila
Picnochile
Distipsidera
many others

Wikispecies has information related to: Cicindelinae

The tiger beetles are a large group of beetles known for their predatory habits.

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