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Description:

Turquoise beetle

Habitat:

Sand dunes off of Lake Michigan

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela formosa generosa Cicindela formosa generosa - Cicindela formosa - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

Probably genus Cicindela, of which there are many species, see: http://bugguide.net/node/view/563/bgpage...

John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago

Tiger beetle - Cicindelidae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicindelida...

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matthew.eng2
Spotted by
matthew.eng2

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Sep 8, 2013
Submitted on Nov 14, 2013

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