Cicindela aurofasciata

Cicindela aurofasciata
Cicindela aurofasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Cicindelinae
Genus: Cicindela
Species: C. aurofasciata
Binomial name
Cicindela aurofasciata
Dejean, 1831

Cicindela aurofasciata (sometimes called the "gold cross"[1]) is a species of tiger beetle found in India.

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The larval stages build angular turrets.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wood, JG (1883). Insects abroad. Longmans, Green & Co.. p. 15. http://www.archive.org/stream/insectsabroadbei00wooduoft#page/15/mode/1up. 
  2. ^ Shivashankar, T., Kumar, A.R.V., Veeresh, G.K., Pearson, D.L. 1988Angular turret-building behavior in a larval tiger beetle species from South India (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Coleopterists' Bulletin 42 (1), pp. 63-68
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