Bug FAQLaurentian Tiger Beetle
Cicindela denikei · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
The Laurentian tiger beetle is a small beetle about 13 to 15 mm long with green wing covers. It lives on gravel and sand as well as in coniferous forests in Minnesota, Manitoba and Ontario. Its larvae dig burrows to ambush passing insects, and the adults hunt and eat other arthropods.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Its wing covers are green.
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Size
Adults are about 13 to 15 mm long.
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Where it lives
It can be found on gravel, sand and in coniferous forests.
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What it eats
It preys on other insects, catching them and eating them.
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Life cycle
The larvae dig burrows and wait for prey to pass by.
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Where it comes from
It occurs in Minnesota, Manitoba and Ontario.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Minnesota.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does the Laurentian tiger beetle eat?
It hunts other insects, catches them and devours them.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicindela_denikei
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