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Tiger Beetles



Family: Carabidae (Ground Beetles) Subfamily: Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)
Characteristics: Shape distinctive: Elytra nearly straight-sided; pronotum narrower than elytra
Head at eyes wider than pronotum
Large, sickle-shaped mandibles
Coloration attractive; brownish, green, brightly patterned, sometimes iridescent


Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle Mandibles
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle Mandibles
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Six-spotted Tiger Beetles
Six-spotted Tiger Beetles
Six -spotted Tiger Beetles
Six -spotted Tiger Beetles