Cicindela aurulenta
Cicindela aurulenta, common name blue-spotted or golden-spotted tiger beetle, is a beetle of the family Carabidae.
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| Cicindela aurulenta from Java. | |
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| Species: | C. aurulenta |
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| Cicindela aurulenta Fabricius, 1801 | |
Description
Cicindela aurulenta reaches about 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in) in length. Elytra are dark blue- green, with six large yellow or bluish spots and two smaller spots on the shoulders. Also pronotum and head are dark blue-green. It has giant prominent compound eyes, large jaws and pale colored hairs on the abdomen and legs.
References
- Universal Biological Indexer
- William Jardine The naturalist's library
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