Bug FAQSandy Stream Tiger Beetle
Ellipsoptera macra · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
The Sandy Stream Tiger Beetle lives in North America. Its habitat is within North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsoptera_macra
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.