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Tiger Beetle ID? - Cicindela
Copyright © 2009 dhilkey

Tiger Beetle ID? - Cicindela
Rio Blanco Lake, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA
March 21, 2009
My first tiger beetle for 2009 but I am not sure of the identification. Any help appreciated.

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Tiger Beetle ID? - Cicindela Tiger Beetle ID? - Cicindela
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Contributed by dhilkey on 5 April, 2009 - 11:32am
Last updated 8 October, 2009 - 10:26pm

After further consideration...
...I think I'm ready to conclude that this is a green form of Cicindela limbalis. The small amount of red blushing is something I've not seen in denverensis, and the distinctly angled middle band of the elytra is characteristic of limbalis.
… Ted C. MacRae, 18 October, 2009 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Green Claybank Tiger Beetle.

I've reconsidered my earlier ID - there is a little too much red blushing to make me confident with C. denverensis. I'm still not convinced that it's C. limbalis either - the two are closely related, variable in color and maculation, and form hybrids in some areas where their distributions overlap.
… Ted C. MacRae, 8 October, 2009 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cicindela.

Cicindela denverensis, based on the forward position of the middle band (C. decemnotata has a shinier, greasier appearance and has the middle band extending well toward the posterior) and mostly green coloration (C. limbalis is strongly red on the head and prothorax).
… Ted C. MacRae, 8 October, 2009 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Cicindela denverensis or Cicindela limbalis
… Bob Barber, 5 April, 2009 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

 
limbalis vs decimnotata
Is there a way to differentiate between limbalis and decimnotata in these photos? I keyed out a speciment of C. decimnotata that looks similar but the maculations were smaller, thinner and the middle maculation does not reach the outer edge of the elytra.
… dhilkey, 24 April, 2009 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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