Common Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela limbalis Klug, 1834
Common Claybank Tiger Beetle: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/20065
Synonyms
Green-margined Tiger Beetle 
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Status

Cicindela limbalis was only discovered in Allegany Co., Maryland in May 2019. Specimens were collected during a survey and determined by Jonathan Mawdsley. (S. Droege, pers. comm.) USGS describes the species' preferred habitat as follows: "usually steep, moist bare clay soil, including open hill tops, dirt roads, and especially river or stream banks". Photos expected soon.

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Cicindela limbalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Cicindelina
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. limbalis
Binomial name
Cicindela limbalis
Klug, 1834

Cicindela limbalis, the common claybank tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle. The length of the beetle is 12–16 millimeters (0.5–0.6 in). The beetle's back is reddish purple and sometimes may be dull green or brown. The species can commonly be found on steep, moist bare clay soil. The beetle can live for 3 years.[1][2]


Distribution and habitat

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Common claybank tiger beetles are found in North America. They are present in the Yukon (although they are not common, being recognized as critically imperiled/vulnerable there) and from the central Mackenzie River valley south through the Rockies and east across southern Canada to the Maritimes. They are also found in the United States of America in the Great Lakes region and New England.[3]

Their habitat is bare clay slopes, often on river banks.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cicindela limbalis". Tiger Beetles of the United States. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
  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): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
  3. ^ a b "Report Your Sightings - Yukon Animals of Conservation Concern - March 2014" (PDF). July 5, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-27.