Megacephala carolina

A Megacephala carolina that was found in Connecticut. It has large, bulging eyes, an iridescent shell, white colored spots, and long, slender mandibles— all of which are typical for Tiger beetles.
A Megacephala carolina that was found in Connecticut. Notice its large, bulging eyes and long, slender mandibles.

Megacephala carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Carabidae
Genus:Megacephala
Species: M. carolina
Binomial name
Megacephala carolina
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Megacephala carolina is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae[1] that was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766.

The species is native to South and North American countries, such as Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and United States.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Megacephala (Tetracha) carolina (Linne, 1766)". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2012.


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