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Festive Tiger Beetle
Stanley Jones

Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris)

Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis: Carabidae) This is the same species that I posted January 2, 2011. That one was the nominate subspecies taken in Dickens County and this one is subspecies flavoviridis taken in Willacy County. Photographed north of Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, U.S.A. Coastal prairie over inland sand dunes, Lower Rio Grande Valley in the lower portion of the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area.
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Habitat
Coastal prairie over inland sand dunes, Lower Rio Grande Valley in the lower portion of the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area.
Location
North of Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, U.S.A.
Date taken
December 2009
Scientific name
Cicindela scutellaris
Equipment used
Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 300mm f4L IS USM lens, ISO 320, Shutter speed 1/1000, f/5.6.
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Hi Stanley, what a superbly colour beetle, they look pretty fearsome from the front with those big jaws, great image.
 
Doc Duck
Had to see what could be festive about a beetle. I guess this one really is dressed for a gala occasion :D
 

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