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Dispirited Tiger Beetle

Cicindela depressula

823 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 33, February 29, March 33, April 44, May 55, June 42, July 110, August 92, September 34, October 31, November 27, December 31.
United States1,003
Washington426
California377
Canada168
British Columbia153
Oregon147
Nevada37
Alberta15
Idaho8
New Mexico1

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

Sources

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