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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Tiger Beetles (Cicindelinae) » Flashy Tiger Beetles (Cicindelini) » American Tiger Beetles (Cicindelidia) » Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindelidia punctulata)
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beetle in creek bed - Cicindelidia punctulata
Copyright © 2006 ali kate

beetle in creek bed - Cicindelidia punctulata
Prescott, AZ, Arizona, USA
December 31, 1969
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Contributed by ali kate on 12 October, 2006 - 6:50pm
Last updated 21 October, 2006 - 8:40pm

Moved
Moved from Cicindela.
… Daniel P Duran, 21 October, 2006 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

not 6-spotted
Cicindela sexguttata is not found in Arizona, and it looks different than this beast.

I believe this is a Cicindelidia. Perhaps this is the taxon currently known as Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata chihuahuae? I'm sure Dan can comment further.
… Ben Coulter, 13 October, 2006 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Right on
Exactly Ben, that is a punctulata. As you know, I don't recognize the subspecies, but that color form has been called chihuahuae in the past. You gotta love those southwestern tigers! - Dan
… Daniel P Duran, 21 October, 2006 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle?
I'm not positive, but it matches well with other images in the guide. I guess the spots can be variable. See guide page.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 October, 2006 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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