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25 Records
Status
This highly state rare (S1) species is found in areas with open red clay soils. Most Maryland records come from the central part of the state, but a Garrett Co. record was added in June 2014.
Relationships
Often found with Cow Path Tiger Beetle (Pearson et al, 2006).
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Splendid Tiger Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Splendid Tiger Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/4/2014).
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Mikey Lutmerding.
Splendid Tiger Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/9/2021).
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Jim Moore.
Splendid Tiger Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jonathan Irons.
A Splendid Tiger Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/18/2016).
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Tim Friedlander.
Splendid Tiger Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Splendid Tiger Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/2/2012).
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Beth Johnson.
Splendid Tiger Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Splendid Tiger Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/9/2020).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Splendid Tiger Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Splendid Tiger Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/9/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Splendid Tiger Beetle in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania (4/19/2014).
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Ben Coulter.
Source: Wikipedia
Cicindela splendida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Cicindelidae |
Genus: | Cicindela |
Species: | C. splendida
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Binomial name | |
Cicindela splendida Hentz, 1830
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cicindela splendida, the splendid tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It lives in North America.[1][2][3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cicindela splendida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cicindela splendida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cicindela splendida species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Allen, Thomas J.; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2002). Tiger Beetles of West Virginia (PDF). West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
External links
[edit]Media related to Cicindela splendida at Wikimedia Commons