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Tetracha brzoskai

Brzoskai Tiger Beetle
Moravec, 2020
Nearctic / Neotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Moravec, 2020
Tribe
Megacephalini
Subtribe
Megacephalina
Body length
20.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Tetracha, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Tetracha Hope, 1838 Body 10–20 mm, robust Megacephalini habitus. Nocturnal–crepuscular.

Etymology

From Greek *tetra* (four) + *chálkē* (a hue/copper) — referring to four-coloured/four-spotted dorsum; alternatively "four-fingered" (mandibular structure).

Seasonal activity

Active June–September (peak Jun–Aug)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: X-XII

Distribution

Mexico (Jalisco, Nayarit)

Countries: Mexico

Provinces / states: Jalisco · Nayarit

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia