936 observations
New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle
Neocicindela tuberculata
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Coleoptera ›Family: Cicindelidae ›Genus: Neocicindela
About
Cicindela tuberculata is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae of the family Carabidae, endemic to New Zealand. Its common names include common tiger beetle, a name that is also applied to the Cicindela genus, moeone, and papapa, and in its laval stage penny doctor, butcher boy, kapuku, kui, kurikuri, moeone, and muremure. Cicindela tuberculata was the first carabid beetle described from New Zealand. The species can run as fast as 5 miles per...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle is Neocicindela tuberculata.
- New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle belongs to the class Insecta.
- New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle belongs to the order Coleoptera.
- New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle belongs to the family Cicindelidae.
- New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle belongs to the genus Neocicindela.