Cicindela plutonica

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Cicindela plutonica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. plutonica
Binomial name
Cicindela plutonica
Casey, 1897

Cicindela plutonica, the alpine tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the genus Cicindela . [1] It is native to Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and California. [2]

Taxonomy

Cicindela plutonica contains the following subspecies:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alpine Tiger Beetle (Cicindela plutonica)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-04-01.