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
Eunota togata globicollis in Margarita island mangrove.
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

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