Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Tiger Beetles (Cicindelinae) » Flashy Tiger Beetles (Cicindelini) » Temperate Tiger Beetles (Cicindela) » Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis)
Photo#13968
Cicindelidae larva - Cicindela hirticollis
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Cicindelidae larva - Cicindela hirticollis
Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 12, 2004
Found this one crawling along on a coastal beach. Repanda larva?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 31 March, 2005 - 8:22pm
Last updated 21 January, 2018 - 7:58pm

Moved
Thanks Ben. Now all I have to do is see the adult of this species.
… tom murray, 13 September, 2006 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

Cicindela hirticollis, I think
I believe that this is a Cicindela hirticollis larva. The pronotum on this critter is covered with well over 100 flattened setae, which keys it out to hirticollis, per Leonard and Bell 1999. Repanda has fewer than 10 secondary setae on the pronotum.

It's the spitting image of C. hirticollis larvae I've found in my area. Larvae of this species will often abandon their burrows and crawl in response to conditions that are not to their liking.
… Ben Coulter, 12 September, 2006 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

What in the world!
Bugs never cease to amaze me. I would never have imagined something looking like that! I googled and found some info...http://members.aol.com/YESedu/ecologyt.html
… Lynette Elliott, 1 April, 2005 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
strange creature
These sure are different looking. I checked out the site you found, and learned more about tiger beetles. Thanks.
… tom murray, 1 April, 2005 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact