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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) » Big Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa) » Cicindela formosa formosa
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Beetle? - Cicindela formosa
Copyright © 2013 Cheri Phillips

Beetle? - Cicindela formosa
Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
August 26, 2013
What beetle is this and what else can you tell me about it. Very pretty metallic color.
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Contributed by Cheri Phillips on 29 October, 2013 - 1:45pm
Last updated 29 October, 2013 - 7:34pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 29 October, 2013 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

yes, a Tiger beetle
Cicindela sp.
… roar, 29 October, 2013 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Pretty Sure Its a Cicindela formosa - Big Sand Tiger Beetle
They are found in dry, sandy areas. I believe this is the subspecies Cicindela formosa formosa. They have been found in your area. Cicindela formosas like sand, and the amount of white markings varies. They eat other insects.
… matthewT3Dedwards, 29 October, 2013 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
matthewT3edwards thank you for the information on my tiger beetle. I saw in your profile that you also like birds. I thought I would suggest a website called Whatbird to you. I learned about bugguide on Whatbird. There are a bunch of young people like yourself on the site.
… Cheri Phillips, 29 October, 2013 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks, cheriph. Whatbird looks like a good site. Thanks for the recommendation.
… matthewT3Dedwards, 30 October, 2013 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

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