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Obliqued-lined tiger beetle

Cicindela tranquebarica

Description:

5/8 inch long

Habitat:

spotted on private dock in Indian River

1 Species ID Suggestions

hudwit
hudwit 11 years ago
S-Banded Tiger Beetle
Cicindela trifasciata ascendens


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3 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Thank you for your suggestion, hudwit. I have looked at many images of both species and it appears to be a considerable amount of overlap. So I'm un sure which way to go. As with very many similar insect species I'm guessing there is a finer detail that I am overlooking. Any further help in distinguishing them would be greatly appreciated.

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

They are, Austin. I've been fortunate to spot three different ones:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/124...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/758...

Austin Jacobs
Austin Jacobs 11 years ago

These beetles are awesome

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Sep 11, 2012

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