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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) » Temperate Tiger Beetles (Cicindela) » Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris)

Species Cicindela scutellaris - Festive Tiger Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited
Is this Cicindela scutellaris ? ( Festive tiger beetle ). - Cicindela scutellaris - male - female Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris - Cicindela scutellaris - male - female Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris - Cicindela scutellaris - female Festive Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris Tiger Beetle - Cicindela scutellaris Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris - Cicindela scutellaris - male Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris - Cicindela scutellaris - male
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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