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partial NE species Endemic · US medium ★ 6.3 Iridescent

Cicindela ancocisconensis

Harris, 1852

Common name: Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Nearctic
Countries
2
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Canada (New Brunswick, Quebec), USA (?Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: New Brunswick, Quebec, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio +14 more

Flight period

I

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Apterodela, Cicindelidia, Cylindera
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

VI-X (rainfall-triggered, variable)

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Among Africa's most specialized tiger beetles, Cicindela (Austrocicindela) haunts the bark and wood of forest trees rather than open ground — a rare arboreal lifestyle in the family. Nocturnal hunters, their larvae develop in burrows within bark. This small subgenus of four species represents a st
Where does the Bruneau Dunes Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Nearctic region. with records fro
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