Species Cicindela hirticollis - Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle

Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle - Cicindela hirticollis

Tiger beetle from Bluff Point State Park, CT, USA - Cicindela hirticollis - male - 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)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author: Say, 1817

Numbers

11 recognized subspecies

Size

Length: 12-15 mm

Identification

Humeral lunule shaped like a G

Range

One of the most widely dist. tiger beetles in N. Amer.

Habitat

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

Season

Mar-Oct (BG data)

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, Mike Quinn, Nick Block
Last updated 19 May, 2012 - 9:21pm

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