Shrub Steppe - Eastern Washington State

Oblique Tiger Beetle

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Related information
Cicindela tranquebarica tranquebarica
Tiger Beetle - Cicindela tranquebarica - BugGuide
Basic Tiger Beetle Biology

Related books
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders
A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America

Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America

  

Picture of Oblique Tiger Beetle - Cicindela tranquebarica
Oblique Tiger Beetle - Cicindela tranquebarica

 

Picture of Oblique Tiger Beetle - Cicindela tranquebarica
Oblique Tiger Beetle

 

Picture of Oblique Tiger Beetle preparing to fly
Oblique Tiger Beetle preparing to fly

 

Picture of Oblique Tiger Beetle head
Oblique Tiger Beetle head

 

Picture of Oblique Tiger Beetle dorsum or underside
Oblique Tiger Beetle underside

 

Comparison of the Oblique Tiger Beetle Cicindela Traquebarica and the endangered/extirpated Columbia Tiger Beetle, Cicindela columbica
Comparison - Oblique Tiger Beetle, Cicindela traquebarica, and endangered Columbia River Tiger Beetle, Cicindela columbica
Photo by Steve Valley, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture

The oblique lined tiger beetle is found in various habitats on clay, sand, sandpits and dunes either on beaches or uplands.

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