General description ⁷

These beetles are readily distinguished by a row of metallic blue or green dots running down the length of each elytron. The other elytral maculations are quite variable, ranging from immaculate to well marked, but usually consisting of a few white spots.

Habitat ⁸

Adults prefer thin grass with bare paches of sandy loam in the southern prairie regions.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) A. Jaszlics, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8786969@N02/4794905258
2. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/coleoptera/Carabidae/Cicindela3733/medium.jpg
3. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/coleoptera/Carabidae/Cicindela3734/medium.jpg
4. (c) James Shelton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by James Shelton
5. (c) TR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by TR
6. (c) David Yeany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Yeany
7. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31881915
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31881916

More Info

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