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Cicindela sexguttata
Fairly common beetle in the family Caribidae (ground beetles).
Range TX-GA-ME-NE, adj. Can., but absent from the Gulf Coast area. Habitat: Dirt paths in grassy areas, but seldom far from the woods; often hunting along sidewalks/roads and on large lying logs
They don't always have six spots, sometimes they have no spots! They are predatory on other insects and they move very fast.
Spotted on May 3, 2009
Submitted on Jul 7, 2014
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