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Central American Montane Tiger Beetle

Pseudoxycheila tarsalis

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Description:

Seen in mountain terrane at Rancho Naturalista.

Habitat:

Primary pre-montane Caribbean slope rainforest at 2970ft (900m)

2 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Central American Montane Tiger Beetle
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Pseudoxycheila tarsalis – remounted | Beetles In The Bush
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JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner 10 years ago
Tiger beetle
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Pseudoxycheila


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5 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

Yes I think it is gorgeous also, Cindy. Saw them on the mountain paths in Rancho Naturalista, and they were so bright against the dirt and leaf litter. No thought of camouflage there!

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks bayucca for all your links...

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

Thanks janineLingTurner for the ID, and bayucca for fine tuning it!

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Cicindelidae, Cicindelinae, Cicindelini, Pseudoxycheila tarsalis.
http://carabidae.org/carabidae/taxa/tars...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/119...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127...

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pamsai
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pamsai

Provincia Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Oct 23, 2013

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