Bug FAQSenile Tiger Beetle
Cicindela senilis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Also called: Salt Ponds Tiger Beetle
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
It is found in western California. Three subspecies are recognized.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in western California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Nevada, Utah, New Jersey.
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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
More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicindela_senilis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.