Other Common Names
Bronze (or Bronzed) Tiger Beetle, Shore Tiger Beetle
Numbers
C. repanda repanda Dejean--widely distributed
C. repanda novascotiae Vaurie--Nova Scotia
C. repanda tanneri Knaus--eastern Utah
Identification
Labrum small with one tooth; pronotum coppery and hairy. Shoulder marking (humeral lunule) touches or nearly touches the middle band.
Range
Most of North America: Labrador to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Alberta (see
distribution map).
Habitat
Sand, gravel, or clay soil with sparse vegetation adjacent to streams and rivers.
Season
Spring and summer, but seldom seen in the hottest part of summer. Occasionally seen in early fall.
Food
A variety of insects. Also reported to take some fruit--the only tiger beetle known to do so
(2).
Life Cycle
Two year life cycle, with third instar larvae passing through the first winter, and adults the second.
See Also
In the
Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle (
C. duodecimguttata), the shoulder marking (humeral lunule) is well-separated from the middle band.
Print References
Pearson, pp. 64-66, plate 4
(1)
Internet References
Tiger Beetles of West Virginia--live adult image plus description, distribution, seasonality, common name reference [Common Shore Tiger Beetle] (Stephen Cresswell, West Virginia)
Tiger Beetles of Nebraska--live adult image plus distribution, habitat, seasonality, common name reference [Bronzed Tiger Beetle] (U. of Nebraska at Lincoln)
adult image plus description, distribution, habitat, biology, seasonality (U. of Connecticut)
pinned adult image plus description, habitat, seasonality, biology, distribution, common name reference [Bronze Tiger Beetle] (Strickland Entomological Museum, U. of Alberta)
live adult image and common name reference [Shore Tiger Beetle] (U. of Massachusetts at Boston)
