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Species ID Suggestions

tiger beetle-mimicking cricket

Ensifera
MichaelGeiser
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Tiger beetle

Family Carabidae, Subfamily Cicindellinae
oxyjack
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Comments (5)
VivBraznell
Thanks bayucca ... I've removed the common name ...mystery insect ... : )
bayucca
Yes, I can't see it either, but yours has also missing legs ;-)... Viv, I cannot tell you anything more about the wings, but it is not a beetle.
VivBraznell
I've had a look at the link to http://melvynyeo.deviantart.com/art/Bate... but I don't see a pair of wings??
bayucca
Agree, not abeetle, but a cricket, with missing pair of legs!!??, mimicking a flightless tiger beetle Tricondyla! Looks like being Condylodera tricondyloides? http://melvynyeo.deviantart.com/art/Batesian-mimicry-320872230 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/8003240755/
VivBraznell
@oxyjack Thank you for your suggestion. I've looked through a lot of images of Tiger Beetles but don't see any that are similar. This beetle was quite big and seems to have a pair of small wings. Can you suggest a reference site please?

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PublishedMarch 8, 2012

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