Cicindela punctulata
Cicindela punctulata, the Punctured Tiger Beetle, is a species of Tiger Beetle (Subfamily Cicindelinae) commonly found across much of the US, Southeastern Canada, and in parts of Northern Mexico.[1]
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Description
Identification
Subspecies identification
- C. p. catharinae - Can be separated from chihuahuae fairly easily by range (except in Chihuahua, see below), both subspecies are variable in color and pattern, however catharinae can be blackish or coppery colored overall where chihuahuae cannot. Not easily confused with punctulata due to differences in range and patterning.[2]
- C. p. chihuahuae - See above. Always green or greenish-blue, limited or no spotting on the carapace.[3] Easy to separate from punctulata as there are major differences in pattern and overall color.
- C. p. punctulata - Gray-Brown overall, typically has small white spots of the carapace.[3] Most commonly encountered subspecies due to the large human population living in their range.[4]
Taxonomy
Cicindela punctulata has 3 subspecies, 2 of which are found in the US:[1]
- C. p. catharinae - Can be found in the following Mexican states: Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, México.[2]
- C. p. chihuahuae - Southwestern US and eastern Chihuahua.[1]
- C. p. punctulata - Most common subspecies in the US, can be found east to Maine, north to Manitoba, west to Montana, and south to Texas.[1]
References
- "Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata)". iNaturalist.org.
- A review of the Mexican tiger beetles of the genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 103, article 3 Cazier, Mont A.; David Rockefeller Mexican Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History 1947) http://hdl.handle.net/2246/328
- "Species Cicindelidia punctulata - Punctured Tiger Beetle - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.
- "Sidewalk tiger beetle (Subspecies Cicindela punctulata punctulata)". iNaturalist.org.
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