Carolina metallic tiger beetle

English

Etymology

From Carolina +‎ metallic +‎ tiger beetle.

Noun

Carolina metallic tiger beetle (plural Carolina metallic tiger beetles)

1. (coleopterology) Tetracha carolina, a species of tiger beetle.

   Synonym: Carolina tiger beetle

   • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae‎^[1]:

     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.

Further reading

• Tetracha carolina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia