Species Cicindela scutellaris - Festive Tiger Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited

Festive Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris

Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris - Cicindela scutellaris - male - female

Florida tiger beetles - Cicindela scutellaris

Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris - Cicindela scutellaris - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)

Tribe Cicindelini (Flashy Tiger Beetles)

Genus Cicindela (Temperate Tiger Beetles)

Species scutellaris (Festive Tiger Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Cicindela scutellaris Say 1823

Size

11-13 mm

Identification

iridescent reddish bronze to reddish purple; maculations reduced or absent(1)

Range

widespread east of the Rockies(1)

Habitat

dry sandy habitats with sparse vegetation such as blowouts, dune swales, and roads(1)

Life Cycle

spring/fall species; 2-year life cycle(1)

See Also

Cicindela nigrior - Autumn Tiger Beetle

Works Cited

1.	Tiger beetles of the United States

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 6 March, 2005 - 4:16pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, cotinis, Christopher C Wirth, Chuck Entz, Nick Block, v belov
Last updated 3 November, 2020 - 11:19am

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