Sneak Peek
September 27, 2012 2 Comments
Here’s a sneak peek at the critter that will be featured in tomorrow’s post. Any ideas? Hint: this is the first insect I’ve featured from the state in which it lives.
Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2012
Ted C. MacRae is a research entomologist by vocation and beetle taxonomist by avocation. Areas of expertise in the latter include worldwide jewel beetles (Buprestidae) and North American longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). More recent work has focused on North American tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) and their distribution, ecology, and conservation.
2 Responses to Sneak Peek
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…an inordinate fondness for beetles!
It seems therefore that a taste for collecting beetles is some indication of future success in life!--Charles Darwin
I feel like an old war-horse at the sound of a trumpet when I read about the capture of rare beetles.--Charles Darwin
The Creator, if He exists, must have an inordinate fondness for beetles.--J. B. S. Haldane
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Well, it’s a Cicindelidia, and it’s got 6 setae on the labrum. I’d say either C. rufiventris cumatilis or C. politula. Since you did mention C. politula habitat photos on Facebook, I’ll guess that. I’m not entirely confident it is identifiable from this view alone.
Those who follow my Facebook postings have a decided advantage!