Twelve-spotted tiger beetle

Cicindela duodecimguttata

''Cicindela duodecimguttata'', commonly known as the twelve-spotted tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that is 12–15 millimetres long and is dark brown to black. In most of the beetles in the species, there are twelve spots on the elytra. The species are commonly found along rivers, moist trails, roads, and paths.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusCicindela
SpeciesC. duodecimguttata
Photographed in
Canada