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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Stanley Jones

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata: Carabidae) These tiger beetles are 1.4-1.6 cm (0.55-0.63 in) long. Photographed in Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Bottomland hardwoods dominated by cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Bottomland hardwoods dominated by cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
Location
Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2013
Scientific name
Cicindela sexguttata
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D with a Canon EF 30mm f/4L IS USM lens with a 1.4x teleconverter, ISO 320, shutter speed 1/1600 with flash, f/6.3.
Chris G6 UXU
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The iridescent colours of this beetle are superb Stanley and so is the shot, tfs.
 
Kits
Such a beautiful colour and the iridescence is wonderful, Stanley.
 

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Invertebrates
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Stanley Jones
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