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Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha floridana
Tetracha floridana, known generally as the Florida metallic tiger beetle or Florida big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.
From the article Tetracha floridana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Only found along the Gulf coast of Florida from Dixie County to the Florida Keys. It inhabits coastal saltwater marshes and mudflats.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 232392.