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Which Tiger Beetle? - Cicindela hirticollis
Copyright © 2009 Bob Cammarata

Which Tiger Beetle? - Cicindela hirticollis
Flag Marsh Park, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
March 8, 2009
Size: @ 3/4 inch
I'm pretty sure it's the endangered Cicindela puritana. Can you verify?
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Contributed by Bob Cammarata on 9 March, 2009 - 3:17am
Last updated 9 March, 2009 - 9:37pm

I agree.
Hirticollis
… Skip Blanchard, 9 March, 2009 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

I believe its Cicindela hirti
I believe its Cicindela hirticollis hirticollis Say. The fact that the lateral border of ivory is not prominent between the median maculation and the posterior maculation rules out C. puritana. And it lacks the ragged appearing inner edge of the middle maculation, this one looks every solid.
… Dennis Haines, 9 March, 2009 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks Dennis and Skip.
I've checked out your assessment and agree that this beach tiger is likely Cicindela hirticollis.
… Bob Cammarata, 9 March, 2009 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

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