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Old Sunday 30th May 2004, 19:56   #1
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Beautifull green beetle

Hello all,

Anyone know what this nervously moving little creature (2 cms) is called?

It's located in a pinetree area on the ground in Mid Holland.

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Old Sunday 30th May 2004, 20:00   #2
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It's a Tiger Beetle in the genus Cicindela, probably C. campestris.
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Old Sunday 30th May 2004, 20:00   #3
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Cicindela campestris -(Green Tiger Beetle)
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Old Sunday 30th May 2004, 21:58   #4
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Thanks Steve and Sleepy Lizard.

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Old Sunday 30th May 2004, 22:53   #5
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Cicindela campestris -(Green Tiger Beetle)
I agree with the identification, one recommendation I have is, don't handle them they have very vicious jaws and can give you a very nasty nip or bite.
Hence their common name of Tiger Beetle. I meet up with a lot of these little carnivours each year and have learned to respect them.

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Thanks Harry,

I won't put my nose into things too closely anymore.

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