Species Habroscelimorpha dorsalis - Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Cicindela dorsalis media? - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis

Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis

Habroscelimorpha dorsalis venusta - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis

Beach Beetle - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis - male - female

H. dorsalis media? - Habroscelimorpha dorsalis - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

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 Habroscelimorpha (Habro Tiger Beetles)

Species dorsalis (Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orig. Comb: Cicindela dorsalis Say 1817

Size

11-15 mm

Identification

Dorsal Coloration: white elytra with greenish-bronze complete maculations.

Range

Open, pristine white sandy beaches on the Atlantic coast and along the Chesapeake Bay.

Season

A summer species with activity peaking in July.

Remarks

One subspecies, C. d. dorsalis, is federally listed as threatened

Print References

Boyd, H.P., R.W. Rust. 1982. Intraspecific and geographic variation in Cicindela dorsalis Say (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Coleopterists Bull. 36(2): 221–239.(1)

Harvey, A., & Zukoff, S. (2011). Wind-Powered Wheel Locomotion, Initiated by Leaping Somersaults, in Larvae of the Southeastern Beach Tiger Beetle (Cicindela dorsalis media) PLoS ONE, 6 (3) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017746

Internet References

Range maps, biology and photos of recognized subspecies here.

Discover Magazine Blogs--account of larva "wheeling"

Works Cited

1.	Intraspecific and geographic variation in Cicindela dorsalis Say (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) H.P. Boyd and R.W. Rust. 1982. Coleopterists Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 22, pp. 221-239.

Contributed by Matthew Roth on 22 July, 2005 - 10:19am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Phillip Harpootlian, Christopher C Wirth, Mike Quinn, gretchengrammer, ceiseman, v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 14 September, 2017 - 9:29pm

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