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Species Cicindela columbica - Columbia River Tiger Beetle

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 columbica (Columbia River Tiger Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Cicindela columbica Hatch 1938

Range

WA-ID (1)

Habitat

found only on sandy beaches and sand bars along the Snake, Salmon and Columbia rivers (1)

Remarks

Conservation Status: G2

Print References

Bartels, P. 1995. Survey for Columbia tiger beetle (Cicindela columbica) Columbia River and Snake River. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 7 pp.

Hatch, M. 1938. The Coleoptera of Washington: Carabidae: Cicindelidae. University of Washington Biology 1: 225-240.

Leffler, S.R. and Pearson, D.L. 1976. Tiger Beetles of Washington. Cicindela 8(2/3): 21-60.

Shook, G. 1981. The status of the Columbia River tiger beetles (Cicindela columbica) in Idaho. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 57: 359-363

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.

Contributed by Chris Grinter on 6 January, 2014 - 3:45pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 October, 2016 - 6:57pm

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