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Green-margined Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbalis)
Photo#58786
Copyright © 2006
Mark Black
tiger beetle -
Cicindela limbalis
down the mountain a bit (just shy of 9000 feet) from pingree park campus, colorado state, north of rocky mt. nat'l park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Size: 5/8" or so
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Contributed by
Mark Black
on 19 June, 2006 - 10:33pm
Last updated 19 September, 2006 - 3:36am
Moved
Moved from
Cicindela
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Daniel P Duran
, 19 September, 2006 - 3:36am
C. limbalis
Yep, you've got a
C. limbalis
there. 9000 ft is just about as high in elevation as they occur. I've seen them in Larimer Co just a few miles from there. - Dan
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Daniel P Duran
, 19 September, 2006 - 3:36am
it was an awesome beetle!
it was an awesome beetle!
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Mark Black
, 19 September, 2006 - 11:46pm
limbalis?
Could this possibly be limbalis? It looks like the middle line is shallowly bent, and it seems to reach the outer edge of the elytron.
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Ben Coulter
, 18 September, 2006 - 10:24pm
Moved
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 14 September, 2006 - 7:58am
Habitat
What kind of habitat did you find it in? I put a vote in for Cicindela decemnotata
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 20 June, 2006 - 12:33am
