Cicindela pulchra

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Cicindela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Cicindela Linnaeus, 1758 Type genus of Cicindelidae. Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Beckerium*, *Brasiella*, *Cicindelidia*

Etymology

From Latin *cicindela* (glow-worm, firefly) — used by Pliny the Elder for luminous insects; refers to the iridescent elytra (feminine).

Seasonal activity

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: X-XII

Distribution

USA (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma), Mexico (Nuevo Leon)

Countries: Mexico · United States

Provinces / states: Wyoming · Colorado · Utah · Nebraska · South Dakota · Kansas · Arizona · New Mexico · Texas · Oklahoma · Nuevo Leon

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia