Field Cards — Bahamas
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Cicindelidia trifasciata trifasciata
(Fabricius, 1781)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
California, North Carolina, Isla de la Juventud, Anguilla, Antigua, Ba
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Ellipsoptera sperata
(LeConte, 1862)
8–14 mm
Active May–September (peak Jun–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Atlantic and Gulf coast
= Cicindela sperata inquisitor (LeConte, 1862) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cicindelidia
Ellipsoptera sperata sperata
(LeConte, 1862)
8–14 mm
Active May–September (peak Jun–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Atlantic coast, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
= Cicindela sperata vauriei (LeConte, 1862) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Habroscelimorpha fulgoris
(Bates, 1881)
12–17 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela fulgoris albilata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Habroscelimorpha fulgoris erronea
(Bates, 1881)
12–17 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela fulgoris fulgoris (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla