Our insect of the week for this week (January 6, 2025) is the fourth part of a 9 part series.
Tiger beetle # 4 is Cicindela punctulata [COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae]. This species was described by the French entomologist, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1790. The common name is the punctured tiger beetle. There are 3 known subspecies (1 in Mexico; 2 in the United States). Our former member, Gordon Adams, collected this specimen in Peoria County, Illinois, in August, 1971.
This species (both adults and larvae) is found in both disturbed and undisturbed habitats.
The photos below are stacked images taken from a number of separate photographs. Please respect copyright and contact us before using these photos for any purpose. The top photo is a dorsal view of the specimen. The middle photo is a lateral view of the same specimen. The bottom photo is a frontal view of the same specimen.
