S-banded Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia trifasciata Fabricius, 1781 ascendens LeConte, 1851
S-banded Tiger Beetle: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/18
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Cicindela trifasciata 
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Cicindelidia trifasciata is a small, wary tiger beetle species of mudflats, saltmarshes, and similar coastal areas, primarily to the south of Maryland. This species is well-known for its incredible dispersal flight capacity, and has even been found on offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Not unexpectedly, Cicindelidia trifasciata frequently occurs as a vagrant north of its normal range, and there are records from Calvert and Wicomico Counties. Knisley speculated that the species may be breeding as close as southeastern coastal Virginia (Knisley & Schultz, 1997).

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