Bronzed tiger beetle

Cicindela repanda

''Cicindela repanda'', commonly known as the bronzed tiger beetle or common shore tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that measures 10–13 millimeters long, lives in most of North America.
Bronzed Tiger Beetle This is a picture of a Bronzed Tiger Beetle at Weinberg Park in Pasadena, Maryland. Bronzed tiger beetle,Cicindela repanda,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Appearance

Its labrum is small with one tooth and the pronotum is coppery and hairy. The shoulder marking touches or nearly touches the middle band. It is usually seen in spring and summer and it lives in sand, gravel, or clay soil.
Bronzed Tiger Beetles Making love on the beach, a pair of Bronzed Tiger Beetles (Cicindela repanda) enjoying themselves at the Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Bill Mason Centre,Bronzed Tiger Beetles,Bronzed tiger beetle,Canada,Cicindela repanda,Dunrobin,Geotagged,Ontario,Ottawa,Spring

Naming

The species comprises three subspecies: ''C. repanda repanda'', ''C. repanda novascotiae'', and ''C. repanda tanneri.''
From the Sandy Shores of the Ottawa River A warm fall day and the Tiger Beetles were out to play. Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda) Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Bronzed Tiger Beetle,Bronzed tiger beetle,Canada,Cicindela repanda,Fall,Geotagged,Ontario,Ottawa,Petrie Island,insect

Habitat

The species have a two-year life cycle. It can be found all across sand dunes around the great lakes.
Bronzed Tiger Beetle Pausing to look around, the Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda) is on the hunt for something to eat on the sands at Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada. Bronzed Tiger Beetle,Canada,Cicindela repanda,Dunrobin,Geotagged,Ontario,Summer

Food

Its food is many insects and some fruit.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCicindela
SpeciesC. repanda