ANIMAL of the DAY: Omus californicus, the California Night-stalking Tiger Beetle!
Species Omus californicus (California night-stalking tiger beetle) Omus californicus, the California night-stalking tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. - Humboldt Life - Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) - Class: Insecta (Insects) - Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects) - Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) - Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles) - Superfamily: Caraboidea - Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles) - Subfamily: Cicindelinae (Tiger beetles) - Tribe: Megacephalini - Subtribe: Platychilina - Genus: Omus (Night-stalking tiger beetles) - Species: Omus californicus (California night-stalking tiger beetle) - Genus: Omus (Night-stalking tiger beetles) - Subtribe: Platychilina - Tribe: Megacephalini - Subfamily: Cicindelinae (Tiger beetles) - Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles) - Superfamily: Caraboidea - Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles) - Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) - Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects) - Class: Insecta (Insects) - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) - Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)