Species Ellipsoptera gratiosa - Whitish Tiger Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Whitish Tiger Beetle - Ellipsoptera gratiosa

Cicindela gratiosa - Ellipsoptera gratiosa

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 Ellipsoptera (Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles)

Species gratiosa (Whitish Tiger Beetle)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cicindela gratiosa

Size

Length: 10-12 mm

Identification

Dorsal Coloration: brownish-bronze large white maculations covering most of the dorsal surface. Appearance distinctive for this species in its range (1).

Range

Southeastern United States: North Carolina south to Georgia, Florida (panhandle), Alabama, and Louisiana. Replaced by Cicindela hirtilabris in peninsular Florida (2).

Habitat

Open and sandy areas (paths, roads, and sandy open patches bordering pine barrens)

Season

A summer species (May-September)

Print References

Choate, pp. 109-110, plates 155-157, 222 (2)

Pearson et al., p. 173, plate 24, map 106 (1)

Brimley, p. 114, notes from coastal plain and sandhills of North Carolina, June-August (3).

Internet References

Tiger Beetles of the United States

Giff Beaton

Works Cited

1.	A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada By David Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, Charles J. Kazilek, David L. Pearson, Barry C. Knisley

2.	Tiger Beetles: A Field Guide and Identification Manual for Florida and Eastern U.S. By Paul Merrill Choate

3.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

Contributed by Matthew Roth on 22 July, 2005 - 10:16am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Chris Wirth, ceiseman
Last updated 24 October, 2009 - 11:19pm

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