Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Carabidae   >   Genus Cicindela   

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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).

There are 34 records in the project database.

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A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2008). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

Cicindela duodecimguttata in Washington Co., Maryland (9/1/2022). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/6/2012). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/9/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/6/2012). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (4/22/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Rick Cheicante. (MBP list)

Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/28/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/23/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)

Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/15/2012). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2013). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/7/2017). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)


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