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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sexguttata

Photo by StirredMocha
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Field Notes

Description:

A showy beetle species found in deciduous forests over much of eastern North America. It is a voracious hunter of smaller insects, having speedy legs and powerful jaws.

Notes:

Dead individual found on the side of a trail.

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