Splendid Tiger Beetle
Cicindela splendida Hentz, 1830
Splendid Tiger Beetle: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/16
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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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Cicindela splendida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. splendida
Binomial name
Cicindela splendida
Hentz, 1830
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicindela splendida cyanocephalata Eckhoff, 1939

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]

Splendid tiger beetle, Cicindela splendida

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cicindela splendida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Cicindela splendida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ 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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