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Six-spotted tiger beetle

Cicindela sexgutata

Description:

A small beetle, about 1 inch long, most specimens have six white spots ( three on each elytra ) However this one only had two that i could see. The rest of the beetle is a metallic green color.

Habitat:

This specimen was found on my driveway near some holly bushes.

Notes:

The weather was warm and sunny.

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1 Comment

metreebug
metreebug 9 years ago

Great find!!!! I see those out in my field sometimes. They are so fast!

Ihazapughappy
Spotted by
Ihazapughappy

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Apr 12, 2014
Submitted on Apr 14, 2014

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