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Cicindelidia punctulata punctulata

Punctured Tiger Beetle
(Olivier, 1790)
Junior synonyms: micans (Fabricius, 1798), jenisonii (Gistl, 1837)
Nearctic IUCN LC
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
(Olivier, 1790)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
riverine-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — Cicindelidia Rivalier, 1954 Body small–medium (8–15 mm), elongate Cicindelini. Nearctic + Neotropical.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Brasiella*, *Microthylax*, *Odontocheila*

Etymology

Diminutive of Cicindela — "small Cicindela"; coined by Rivalier 1954.

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VI-VIII

Distribution

Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec), USA (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida)

Countries: CA · United States

Provinces / states: Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba · Ontario · Quebec · Montana · North Dakota · South Dakota · Minnesota · Wisconsin · Michigan · Iowa · Nebraska · Kansas · Missouri · Illinois · Indiana · Ohio · Pennsylvania · New York · New Jersey · Virginia · West Virginia · Delaware · Maryland · District of Columbia · Connecticut · Rhode Island · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Vermont · Arkansas · Louisiana · Mississippi · Alabama · Georgia · South Carolina · North Carolina · Tennessee · Florida

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia