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Opilidia macrocnema
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Opilidia macrocnema

Opilidia macrocnema, also known as Chaudoir's tiger beetle, is a species of beetle in the family ground beetles. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1852 by Maximilien Chaudoir. It is found throughout northern Latin America, ranging from Mexico to Ecuador. Adult Chaudoir's Tiger Beetles have been found to be "active at a temperature range of 20.0-44.9°C and most active at 0800, 1400, and 1500 hours". The beetles are commonly found on sandy...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 268462.