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Six Spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sexguttata

Description:

This was one of many moving out of my way as I walked along one of the trails on the West side of Huntley Meadows.

Habitat:

At this time of the year Six spotted tiger beeltles can be found on any of the trails in the park. This one let me get within a few inches with a macro lens.

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4 Comments

AshleyBradford
AshleyBradford 11 years ago

Very nice, and good job convincing it to sit still! I hear you picked up the Raynox - I see you're doing good stuff with it! :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Grate shot!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

These are such spectacular insects!
Welcome to Project Noah Matthew!

discovery1
discovery1 11 years ago

I love Huntley Meadows! We go on school field trips to Huntley Meadows.

matthewryanre
Spotted by
matthewryanre

Franconia, Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 4, 2012
Submitted on May 4, 2012

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