Cicindela bicolor is a species of tiger beetle found in South Asia. It is black in colour and has yellow spots on its elytra.[1][2]

Cicindela bicolor
C. b. xanthospilota from the Western Ghats
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Cicindela bicolor
(Fabricius, 1781)

Four subspecies are recognized:

  • Cicindela bicolor bicolor (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Cicindela bicolor atavus (Horn 1920)
  • Cicindela bicolor haemorrhoidalis (Wiedemann 1823)
  • Cicindela bicolor xanthospilota Fowler, 1912

References

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  1. ^ "Cicindela bicolor Fabricius, 1781". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.