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Tiger Beetle

Cicindela hamiltoniana

Photo by vipin.baliga
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Tiger Beetle for ID

This beautiful Tiger beetle landed on a leaf near me and stayed there for a minute or so before taking off. Couldn't get a top shot as he was perched at my eye level.

Size: 1.5cm approx

Reference Links:

Tiger beetle, Catching Flies: The hidden world of the crouching tiger-beetles

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Wildlife in the Western Ghats
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Insects and Invertebrates of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

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