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Cicindela duodecimguttata is a widespread species found throughout eastern North America (except the extreme southeastern coastal plain and most of Florida) through the midwest and Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains. This species prefers wetter habitats near water, including muddy, sandy, or silty river and creek banks, muddy sections of sandy trails, and shores of some lakes (Pearson et al., 2015). It often occurs sympatrically with one or more different tiger beetle species within these habitats, but with each species favoring slightly different microhabitats. In Maryland, these species might include Cicindela ancocisconensis or Cicindela repanda. In Maryland, the species appears to occur primarily west of the Chesapeake Bay, locally from the Western Shore region, through the Piedmont to the mountains (Knisley & Schultz, 1997).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. duodecimguttata
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Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, commonly known as the twelve-spotted tiger beetle,[2] is a species of tiger beetle that is 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in) long and is dark brown to black. In most of the beetles in the species, there are twelve spots on the elytra. The species widespread throughout eastern North America (except the extreme southeastern coastal plain and most of Florida) are commonly found in wet habitats along rivers, moist trails, roads, and paths.[3]
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