''Ellipsoptera sperata'' is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...
. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''Ellipsoptera sperata'':
* ''Ellipsoptera sperata inquisitor'' (Casey, 1897)
* ''Ellipsoptera sperata sperata'' (LeConte, 1856)
* ''Ellipsoptera sperata vauriei'' (Cazier, 1954)
References
Further reading
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Cicindelidae
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Beetles described in 1856
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