Our insect of the week for this week (December 30, 2024) is the third part of a 9 part series.
Tiger beetle # 3 is Cicindela limbalis [COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae]. This species was described by the German entomologist, Johann Klug in 1834. The common name is common claybank tiger beetle. They have been found as far north as Canada’s Yukon Territory. Our former member, Gordon Adams, collected this specimen in Tazewell County, Illinois, in September, 1968.
This species (both adults and larvae) prefers bare clay slopes along river banks.
Photos below are copyrighted and represent many stacked images of the insect. The top photo is dorsal view, the middle is lateral view, and the bottom is frontal view.
