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Chaetodera regalis

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Royal tiger beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Chaetodera
Species:
C. regalis
Binomial name
Chaetodera regalis
(Dejean, 1831)
Subspecies
  • Chaetodera regalis regalis
  • Chaetodera regalis venerada
Synonyms
  • Cicindela regalis (basionym)

Chaetodera regalis, common name the royal tiger beetle (which may also refer to Lophyra clathrata[1]), is a species of tiger beetle found in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the south-east.[2][3][4][5][6] It is found in riverine habitats.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Royal Tiger Beetle". Project Noah. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "Chaetodera regalis (Dejean, 1831)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ^ "Chaetodera regalis (Dejean 1831) maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  4. ^ "Chaetodera regalis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ a b Mawdsley, Jonathan R.; Sithole, Hendrik (2009-07-22). "Natural history of the African riverine tiger beetle Chaetodera regalis (Dejean) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Journal of Natural History. 43 (31–32): 1891–1908. doi:10.1080/00222930903015816. ISSN 0022-2933.
  6. ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2022-10-05.