Eunota togata
Eunota togata, the white-cloaked tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It was formerly known as Cicindela togata.[1]
| Eunota togata | |
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| Eunota togata globicollis in Margarita island mangrove. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Eunota |
| Species: | E. togata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cicindela togata LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841 | |
Subspecies
Four subspecies of Eunota togata are recognised:[2]
- Eunota togata globicollis (Casey, 1913) (including former subspecies Eunota togata fascinans (Casey, 1914))
- Eunota togata latilabris (Willis, 1967)
- Eunota togata leucophasma Acciavati, 2021
- Eunota togata togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)
Description
Adult beetles are 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) in length.
Habitat
The beetle likes salt. It prefers salty marshes, flats, and saline lakeshores.[3]
References
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