Tiger beetle
![Photo from Libby Burgess](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0016/2770/varieties/thumb200.jpg)
Photo from Libby Burgess
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Size range
- Medium sized beetles 12 mm
Distribution
- New Zealand natives with close relatives in Australia
Life History
- Often seen running quickly over dry clay or sandy areas
- Active during the day
- Larvae live in tunnels in ground
- Predacious