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Carolina metallic tiger beetle
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Etymology
From en Carolina metallic tiger beetle.
Noun
Carolina metallic tiger beetle
en coleopterology Tetracha carolina species, a species of tiger beetle.
en Carolina tiger beetle
en May 14, 2022 Ted C. MacRae Cupressaceae https://beetlesinthebush.com/category/plantae/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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260824161342/https://beetlesinthebush.com/category/plantae/cupressaceae/ 24 August 2026
Further reading
Tetracha carolina
en Adephagan beetles