> >
Home/ Cicindelini / Cicindela / Cicindela lengi jordai
partial LC subspecies Endemic · US medium ★ 6.3 Iridescent

Cicindela lengi jordai

Horn, 1897

Common name: Whitish Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Nearctic
Countries
1
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

USA (Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Wyoming, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Wyoming, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma

Flight period

I

Active June–August

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

VI,VII,VIII

Full data available to subscribers

Diagnostic characters, precise distribution, confidence profile, and subspecies data.

IUCN ↗ GBIF ↗ iNaturalist ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Living Book · World Monograph 2026

Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles

240 genera · 3,715 taxa · 194-character matrix · 12 months free updates

Pre-order €79 →

Data quality: 58/100  ·  Source: GBIF; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Whitish Tiger Beetle? ▾
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 Whitish Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Nearctic region. with records from USA (Color
📷 iNaturalist photo & occurrence data — available to registered users. Create free account →