Festive Tiger Beetle

Cicindela scutellaris

"Cicindela scutellaris", the festive tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
LeConte's Tiger Beetles Mating An easier time to get close to tiger beetles is when they are mating. Here the LeConte's Tiger Beetles (Cicindela scutellaris ssp. lecontei) are found at the base of some large dunes at Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Canada,Cicindela scutellaris,Cicindela scutellaris lecontei,Festive Tiger Beetle,Geotagged,LeConte's Tiger Beetles,Ontario,Pinery Provincial Park,Spring

Naming

These seven subspecies belong to the species "Cicindela scutellaris":
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis" Vaurie, 1950 i c g b
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris lecontei" Haldeman, 1853 i c g b
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris rugata" Vaurie, 1950 i c g b
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris rugifrons" Dejean, 1825 i c g b
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris" Say, 1823 i c g b
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris unicolor" Dejean, 1825 i c g b
⤷  "Cicindela scutellaris yampae" Rumpp, 1986 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCicindela
SpeciesC. scutellaris
Photographed in
Canada