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What kind of Tiger Beetle is this? - Cicindela sexguttata
Copyright © 2009 John Denk

What kind of Tiger Beetle is this? - Cicindela sexguttata
Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 30, 2009
Size: Roughly 2/3 of an inch
Initially thought this was the very common 6 Spotted Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexguttata, which is commonly seen on dirt trails in woods here. This one was on a bridle path that has limestone gravel, and it has 8 spots, and unlike the usual Tiger Beetles that I see, this one let me get within a few inches for its portrait. I guess it may just be a 6 Spotted with a couple extra spots, but I'm wondering if there's a different species with 8 spots, any help would be great. See my other posting of another shot of it.

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What kind of Tiger Beetle is this? - Cicindela sexguttata What kind of Tiger Beetle is this? - Cicindela sexguttata
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Contributed by John Denk on 31 August, 2009 - 12:08pm
Last updated 6 October, 2009 - 12:44am

Confirmed...
...Cicindela sexguttata.

Moved from Cicindela.
… Ted C. MacRae, 6 October, 2009 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 23 September, 2009 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

similar Six Spotted Tiger Beetles
I'm not an expert, but I do know the spots vary a lot in Cicindela sexguttata. Here in KS, they have nearly no spots. Here's some similar to yours.

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… Andrew Williams, 31 August, 2009 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Re:similar Six Spotted Tiger Beetles
Hello Andrew,

Thanks, I guess it's a 6-Spotted then. I have a field guide to Tiger Beetles, and it mentions that they can have fewer spots, doesn't say anything about more than 6 spots, so I was uncertain.
… John Denk, 31 August, 2009 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

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