Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767) is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Tetracha virginica is a big-headed tiger beetle species found in Central and North America.

Family
Carabidae
Genus
Tetracha
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Tetracha virginica, commonly called the Virginia metallic tiger beetle or the Virginia big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle that belongs to the family Cicindelidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Carabidae › Tetracha

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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