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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) » Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Species Cicindela sexguttata - Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

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Need a common name - Cicindela sexguttata

Cicindela sexguttata - Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Cicindela sexguttata

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Cicindela sexguttata

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 sexguttata (Six-spotted Tiger Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Cicindela sexguttata Fabricius 1775

Numbers

10 subspp. proposed, but none consistently diff. from other pops. (1)

Size

10-14 mm (1)

Identification

Brilliant green coloration with six white spots distinctive. Occasional variation: bluish overall color, or spots missing.

Range

e NA (TX-GA-ME-NE), adj. Can., but absent from the Gulf Coast area (1)

Habitat

Dirt paths in grassy areas, but seldom far from the woods; often hunting along sidewalks/roads and on large lying logs

Season

Adults mostly Apr-Jul, but some cont. into Sept. (1)

Life Cycle

Larvae burrow in sandy, clay, or loamy soils along roads and dry creek beds. Adults active in spring and early summer, rarely in fall. (2)

Remarks

Probably the most commonly seen nearctic Tiger Beetle.

Print References

(3)(4)

Works Cited

1.	A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada David Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, Charles J. Kazilek, David L. Pearson, Barry C. Knisley. 2005. Oxford University Press.

2.	Beetles of Eastern North America Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.

3.	Tiger Beetles of West Virginia Thomas J. Allen and Robert E. Acciavatti. 2002. West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.

4.	Tiger Beetles: A Field Guide and Identification Manual for Florida and Eastern U.S. Paul Merrill Choate. 2003. University Press of Florida.

Contributed by Stephen_WV on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Nick Block, v belov, Chuck Sexton, Marci Hess
Last updated 12 November, 2019 - 12:13pm

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