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Green Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela denverensis
483 observations in the source records
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 483 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela sexguttataStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 739 |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 265 |
| Nebraska | 200 |
| South Dakota | 124 |
| Wyoming | 33 |
| North Dakota | 30 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Tiger Beetles · Cicindelidae |
| Genus | Common Tiger Beetles · Cicindela |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Green Claybank Tiger Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.