Whitish Tiger Beetle

Ellipsoptera gratiosa · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae

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Whitish Tiger Beetle
Photo: Jeff Niznik, CC BY-SA

The Whitish Tiger Beetle lives in North America. Its habitat is also in North America. It is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

This beetle is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: endemic in North America; endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Whitish Tiger Beetle photo 2
Photo: harrier, CC BY
Whitish Tiger Beetle photo 3
Photo: evangrimes, CC BY
Whitish Tiger Beetle photo 4
Photo: snail_hiker, CC BY
Whitish Tiger Beetle photo 5
Photo: Raven Dandridge, CC BY

Same family (Carabidae)

Six-spotted Tiger BeetleSix-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela sexguttataHarmlessBronze Ground BeetleBronze Ground BeetleCarabus nemoralisGreen Tiger BeetleGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisBig-headed Ground BeetleBig-headed Ground BeetleScarites subterraneusStrawberry Seed BeetleStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesDamages trees, gardens or cropsBronzed Tiger BeetleBronzed Tiger BeetleCicindela repanda

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsoptera_gratiosa

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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