Punctured Tiger Beetle

Cicindela punctulata

The Punctured Tiger Beetle is a Tiger Beetle (Carabidae, Cicindelinae) known from the Nearctic region.
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Naming

Currently two subspecies are recognized:
Cicindela punctulata punctulata Olivier, 1790 (Punctured Tiger Beetle)
Cicindela punctulata chihuahuae Bates, 1890 (Chihuahua Tiger Beetle)

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCicindela
SpeciesCicindela punctulata
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America