Carolina metallic tiger beetle

English

Etymology

Carolina +‎ metallic +‎ tiger beetle

Noun

Carolina metallic tiger beetle (plural Carolina metallic tiger beetles)

  1. (coleopterology) Tetracha carolina, a species of tiger beetle.
    Synonym: Carolina tiger beetle
    • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae‎:
      I managed to snag the larva in one of the burrows, which I believe is Tetracha carolina (Carolina metallic tiger beetle) by virtue of the thin white margin around the prothorax and the open habitat in which the larval burrow occurred.

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