Pacific Coast Tiger Beetle - Cicindela bellissima Sooes Beach, Makah Bay, Makah Reservation, Clallam County, Washington, USA May 17, 2009
Cicindela bellissima frechini, identified using Pearson, Knisley and Kazilek. Makah Bay is the type location for this subspecies.
I'm posting two specimens photographed today, distinguishable by the variable maculations.
Note that this individual has two sand grains on the anterior part of the elytra, near the center.
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