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I have not slept under a tarp since I was in boy scouts or a scout leader decades ago, and when I did it was for an overnight and in an area with plenty of trees. Back then I was using what I think was called a Gerry Pioneer. It could be zipped into a tube tent shape but I never used it that way. Had mosquito netting than hung down on the two ends to the ground but if it was buggy, that was insufficient.
That said I often bring a tarp on canoe trips in case there is a windy rainy day, too wet and windy to travel and a tarp is more pleasant to wait out a day than in a tent. Some of the tarps for hammock camping might be ideal for you. I bought an Eno tarp at a REI scratch and dent sale that had a couple tears in it, I glued on patches to patch the tears. That would work great with a couple trekking poles and some stakes to sleep under. As noted above, the bike can serve as one of the poles.