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Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela aurulenta

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Field Notes

Description:

Blue/grey with yellow spots and red dorsal stripe, Jumping type rear legs. It was several metres away on the forest floor below the balcony.

Habitat:

Equatorial lowland rainforest floor.

Reference Links:

IMG_1767s, Cicindela aurulenta, Cicindela (Cosmodela) aurulenta Fabricius, 1801 - Carabidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Pattern match is good for Tiger Beetle but too far away to capture the colours accurately. Increasing vibrance and saturation do not help. Cosmodela Genus looks good but species/subspecies likely differ in this location.

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