Cicindelidia willistoni willistoni
Williston's Tiger Beetle
Nearctic IUCN LC
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
(LeConte, 1879)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial
Diagnosis & identification
DIAGNOSIS — *Collyris* Fabricius, 1801 Body medium (9–15 mm), strongly elongate ant-mimicking habitus. Head elongate, distinctly longer than wide; eyes large but oriented somewhat laterally.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Derocrania*, *Neocollyris*, *Protocollyris*
Etymology
Diminutive of Cicindela — "small Cicindela"; coined by Rivalier 1954.
Seasonal activity
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
USA (Great Plains: Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Mexico)
Countries: United States
Provinces / states: Great Plains · Kansas · Colorado · Oklahoma · Texas · Wyoming · South Dakota · New Mexico
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia