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partial LC subspecies Endemic · PT medium ★ 6.3 Iridescent

Cicindela longilabris perviridis

Say, 1824

Common name: Long-lipped Tiger Beetle

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

Distribution

Canada (Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Labrador, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island), USA (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Labrador, Manitoba +20 more

Flight period

I

Active April–June (peak May)

Similar to: Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cosmodela
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VI,VII,VIII

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Cicindela lusitanica (Mandl, 1935)

Data quality: 76/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Lusitanica 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 Lusitanica Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Po
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