Big Sand Tiger Beetle

Cicindela formosa

The Big Sand Tiger Beetle Cicindela formosa Say, 1817 is a species of Tiger Beetle (Carabidae, Cicindelinae) known from the Nearctic region.
Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle Portrait of an Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa) on the hot sands of an inland sand dune at Merivale Gardens, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Big Sand Tiger Beetle,Canada,Cicindela,Cicindela formosa,Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa,Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle,Geotagged,Merivale Gardens,Ontario,Ottawa,Spring,insect

Naming

A number of subspecies is currently recognized:
Cicindela formosa formosa Say, 1817 (Big Sand Tiger Beetle)
Cicindela formosa generosa Dejean, 1831 (Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle)
Cicindela formosa gibsoni Brown, 1940 (Gibson's Sand Tiger Beetle)
Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata W. Horn, 1930 (Reddish-green Sand Tiger Beetle)
Cicindela formosa rutilovirescens Rumpp, 1986 (Mescalero Sand Tiger Beetle)

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCicindela
SpeciesCicindela formosa
Photographed in
Canada