Species Cicindela schauppii - Schaupp's Tiger Beetle

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

tiger beetle - view from the front - Cicindela schauppii

Cicindela, maybe schauppii - Cicindela schauppii

Schaupp's at Bentsen - side view - Cicindela schauppii

Schaupp's at Bentsen - rear/dorsal view - Cicindela schauppii

Cicindela schauppii G. Horn - Cicindela schauppii - female

Cicindela schauppii G. Horn - Cicindela schauppii

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)

Tribe Cicindelini (Flashy Tiger Beetles)

Genus Cicindela (Common Tiger Beetles)

Species schauppii (Schaupp's Tiger Beetle)

Size

8-11 mm. (1)

Identification

Elytra dull bronze-brown to green with white maculations and green sub-sutural punctures. Extent of white markings can vary.

Range

TX, OK, Mex - Range - USGS

Habitat

Sandy and gravelly areas, often associated with limestone outcrops.

Larval burrows are concentrated in large numbers in open weedy areas away from water. (1)

Season

A summer sp., mostly Aug-Oct, but occasionally in May. (1)

Food

predatory

Life Cycle

very little is known

Remarks

Cicindela cazieri, C. politula are often found together with this species.

Print References

David W. Brzoska, pers. comm.

Internet References

Tiger Beetles of the United States - USGS

Works Cited

1.	A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada By David Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, Charles J. Kazilek, David L. Pearson, Barry C. Knisley

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 30 November, 2006 - 8:50pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 November, 2009 - 10:21am

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