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Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle

Cicindela hirticollis

3,802 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 23, February 24, March 38, April 73, May 141, June 66, July 50, August 45, September 47, October 39, November 24, December 22.
United States4,863
Canada1,952
Ontario592
California516
Texas442
Massachusetts424
Virginia412
Maryland301
Quebec297
Michigan294

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyTiger Beetles · Cicindelidae
GenusCommon Tiger Beetles · Cicindela

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