Species Cicindela hirticollis - Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle

Classification · Size · Identification · Habitat · Life Cycle

Cicindela hirticollis gravida Lec. - Cicindela hirticollis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)

Tribe Cicindelini (Flashy Tiger Beetles)

Genus Cicindela (Common Tiger Beetles)

Species hirticollis (Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle)

Size

Length: 12-15 mm

Identification

Humeral lunule shaped like a G

Habitat

Almost always in close association with a body of water i.e., sandy beaches of streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Life Cycle

Life Cycle: a spring/fall with a 1 or 2-year lifecycle

Contributed by Matthew Roth on 12 June, 2005 - 7:34am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Chris Wirth, Nick Block
Last updated 28 July, 2009 - 9:06am

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