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Tiger - Cicindelidia punctulata
Copyright © 2011 Andrew Meeds

Tiger - Cicindelidia punctulata
Ledges State Park, Boone County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2011
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This little monster was hanging out at the bottom of the limestone cliffs in and around the sand.
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 31 July, 2011 - 7:51pm
Last updated 1 August, 2011 - 12:28pm

Moved
Moved from Tiger Beetles.

Thanks, Patrick. You're right on. It's got that row of punctures. There's already an image posted from the gathering, but from a different trip. I thought I heard something about these places wanting to know what they had, so I'll move it to the page, but anyone can feel more than free to frass.
… Andrew Meeds, 31 July, 2011 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

C. punctulata
I believe this is Cicindela punctulata, compare:

… Cotinis, 31 July, 2011 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

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