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Tiger Beetle

Calochroa flavomaculata

Description:

Dark blue/green beetle with six distinct spots on the back.

Habitat:

Hotel grounds ,sandy soil.

1 Species ID Suggestions

tiger beetle
Calochroa sexpunctata


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1 Comment

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 10 years ago

Hi Michael thanks for your suggestion,can you tell me why it is C.sexpunctata and not C.flavomaculata as it looks pretty close ,and is found in Sri Lanka .I can post a slightly different angle ,if that helps.There doesn't seem to be any images of C.s on google .

Paul Davis
Spotted by
Paul Davis

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Oct 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2014

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