Lebia viridis is a species of predatory ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1] It is found in North America, Guatemala, Mexico and on Cuba.[2] It measure 5 to 7 mm. Diurnal; can sometimes be very common on flowers and vegetation.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Lebia |
| Species: | L. viridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lebia viridis Say, 1823
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References
edit- ^ Eric R. Eaton; Kenn Kaufman (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (Illustrated ed.). Hillstar Editions. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.
- ^ Frederick Du Cane Godman; Osbert Salvin (1884). "Biologia Centrali-americana: Zoology, Botany and Archaeology". 15.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Bugguide.net. Species Lebia viridis
- ^ "Images and collection data for Lebia viridis". Pictures from Earth. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C., eds. (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Bousquet, Y. (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- Riley, K.; Browne, R. (2011). "Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". ZooKeys (147): 601–21. doi:10.3897/zookeys.147.2102. PMC 3286241. PMID 22371677.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
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