Tetracha brzoskai
Brzoskai Tiger Beetle
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