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Cicindela scutellaris
A shimmering green-blue beetle that would have fit inside the circumference of a penny. The color on the lower abdomen was a burnt orange or shiny brown. Two very large eyes and antennae about the length of its legs. Wings beneath the shell.
Sandy, dry soil. Small, shrub-like vegetation.
When we approached this beetle, it sprang up and flew just a few feet before landing; much like a grasshopper. It repeated this process several times.
Spotted on May 27, 2013
Submitted on May 28, 2013
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