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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sexguttata

Photo by Fyn Kynd
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Field Notes

Description:

The Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) is abundant in springtime on forest paths in the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada. (Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America)

Habitat:

Roadside on edge of mixed woodland on edge of brackish swamp. Common in most sandy and gravely areas.

Notes:

Location is approx.

Reference Links:

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Cicindela sexguttata - Overview, Cicindela sexguttata, Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Cicindela sexguttata - BugGuide.Net

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