Cicindela requesting species ID - Cicindela limbalis

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… John R. Maxwell, 20 April, 2009 - 10:13pm

limbalis

This looks like C. limbalis to me. The shape of the middle band doesn't look like denverensis in my opinion. This complex is very, well, complex. They may hybridize, and can be tough to differentiate in some cases.

… Ben Coulter, 20 April, 2009 - 9:49pm

Hi Dona, This may be C. d

Hi Dona,

This may be C. decimnotata. You may want to check out this US Geological Survey website: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/tigb/co/toc.htm. That website lists all species of tigers known in Colorado. It notes that C. limbalis is "rarely dull green or brown." By contrast, it describes C. decimnotata as "bright green with coppery overtones." That website identifies C. decimnotata as a spring/fall species that inhabits road cuts and dirt paths. (Is that a dirt path in the photo?) The USGS site has a photo of a pinned specimen of C. decimnotata that looks quite like your bug. Interestingly, that USGS website says that neither C. decimnotata nor C. limbalis have been reported in Rio Blanco County, although C. decimnotata has been reported in Moffat and Garfield Counties. C. limbalis has been reported in Garfield and Routt Counties.

--Catfish

… Catfish, 10 December, 2008 - 10:37pm

C.decimnotata

Hi Catfish, Thanks for your help. A specimen that I took this spring appears to be similar to the one in this photo taken at the same location last fall keys out to C.decimnotata. The one in this photo has thicker, brighter, bolder maculations. It also looks wider but that could be due to camera angle and the lens I was using.

… dhilkey, 24 April, 2009 - 6:48pm