Cicindela repanda

Cicindela repanda, commonly known as the bronzed tiger beetle or common shore tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that measures 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long, lives in most of North America. Its labrum is small with one tooth and the pronotum is coppery and hairy. The shoulder marking touches or nearly touches the middle band. It is usually seen in spring and summer and it lives in sand, gravel, or clay soil. Its food is many insects and some fruit. The species have a two-year life cycle. It can be found all across sand dunes around the Great Lakes. The species comprises three subspecies: C. repanda repanda, C. repanda novascotiae, and C. repanda tanneri.[1][2]

Cicindela repanda
Cicindela repanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Cicindelina
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. repanda
Binomial name
Cicindela repanda
Dejean, 1825


References
  1. Yves Bousquet (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. Trachypachidae–Trechini". ZooKeys. PenSoft Publishers LTD (245): 367–368. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. ISBN 978-954-642-658-1. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  2. Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.


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