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Common tiger beetle

Neocicindela tuberculata

Description:

Very pretty tiger beetle, native to New Zealand. Creamy background and brown foreground with iridescent greens and blues mixed in. Very speedy though and hard to get pics of! Found on the North Island of New Zealand, though don't remember exactly where.

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bee.jacbs
bee.jacbs 11 years ago

Tiger beetles are one of my favorites. Really amazing creatures. Excellent spotting!

kcurtain
Spotted by
kcurtain

Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Spotted on Mar 14, 2012
Submitted on Apr 1, 2013

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