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carabidae

  1. Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata: Carabidae) 1.2-1.4 cm (0.47-0.55 in) long. They can have more than six spots, fewer spots or no spots.
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    • brazos county carabidae cincindela sexguttata college station lick creek park six-spotted tiger beetle texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Big Sandy Tiger Beetle

    Big Sandy Tiger Beetle

    Big Sandy Tiger Beetle (Cincindela formosa: Carabidae) 9.0-11.0 mm (0.35-0.43 in) long. Fort Worth Nature Center, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA. Fort Worth Prairie within the Cross Timbers and Prairies Vegetational Area. Greer Island in the West Fork of the Trinity River at ca. 166 m...
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    • big sandy tiger beetle carabidae cincindela formosa fort worth tarrant county texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata: Carabidae) 1.2-1.4 cm (0.47-0.55 in) long. Ash Creek Park, Azle, Tarrant County, Texas, USA. Fort Worth Prairie Vegetational Area. Riparian along Ash Creek.
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    • azle carabidae cicindela sexguttata six-spotted tiger beetle tarrant county texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cincindela sexguttata: Carabidae) 1.2-1.4 cm long. Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post oak savannah at ca. 69 m (227 ft) in elevation.
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    • brazos county carabidae cincindela sexguttata college station six-spotted tiger beetle texas usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Punctured Tiger Beetle

    Punctured Tiger Beetle

    Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata: Carabidae) 1.0-1.5 cm (0.39-0.59 in) long. Fort Worth Nature Center, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA. Fort Worth Prairie within the Cross Timbers and Prairies Vegetational Area. Riparian adjacent to the boardwalk along the West Fork of the...
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    • carabidae cicindela punctulata fort worth punctured tiger beetle tarrant county texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Big-headed Ground Beetle

    Big-headed Ground Beetle

    Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterranean: Carabidae) Length 1.5-3.0 cm (0.59-1.18 in). It has a a brown mite on the left side of its pronotum (the large area behind its head). Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
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    • big-headed ground beetle (scarites subterranean brazos county bryan carabidae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Ocellated Tiger Beetle

    Ocellated Tiger Beetle

    Ocellated Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ocellata: Carabidae) 9-13mm long. Rivers Bend Park at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered hackberry and ash juniper over limestone hills at ca. 195 m (640 ft) elevation.
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    • bell county carabidae cicindela ocellata ocellated tiger beetle rivers bend park salado stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Punctured Tiger Beetle

    Punctured Tiger Beetle

    Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata: Carabidae) Adults range from 10-14 mm (0.39-0.55 in) long. Galveston Island State Park, Galveston County, Texas, USA. North side of Butterowe Bayou. Open areas along bayou margin with coastal prairie at sea level.
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    • carabidae cicindela punctulata galveston county galveston island state park punctured tiger beetle texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  9. Coastal Tiger Beetle

    Coastal Tiger Beetle

    Coastal Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hamata: Carabidae) Ca. 10-12 mm (0.39-0.47 in) long. Galveston Island State Park, northeast of Jamaica Beach, Galveston County, Texas, USA. North side of Butterowe Bayou. Open areas along bayou margin with coastal prairie at sea level; barrier island.
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    • carabidae cicindela hamata coastal tiger beetle galveston county galveston island state park texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  10. White-cloaked Tiger Beetle

    White-cloaked Tiger Beetle

    White-cloaked Tiger Beetle (Cicindela togata: Carabidae) Adults range from 9-14 mm (0.35-0.55 in) long. Galveston Island State Park, Galveston County, Texas, USA. North side of Butterowe Bayou. Open areas along bayou margin with coastal prairie at sea level.
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    • carabidae cicindela togata galveston county galveston island state park texas usa white-cloaked tiger beetle
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  11. Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle

    Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle

    Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle (Cicindela rufiventris: Carabidae) This little tiger is 9-12 mm (0.35-0.47 in) long. Though not visible in this photo and despite that its flanks are white, its belly is rufous-colored. Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA...
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    • brazos county carabidae cicindela rufiventris college station eastern red-bellied tiger beetle lick creek park texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Bronzed Tiger Beetle

    Bronzed Tiger Beetle

    Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda repanda: Carabidae) These tiger beetles are 1.0-1.3 cm (0.4-0.5 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)...
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    • beetle brazos bronzed carabidae cicindela college station county lick creek park repanda texas tiger usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    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)...
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    • beetle brazos carabidae cicindela college station county lick creek park sexguttata six-spotted texas tiger usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Caterpillar Hunter Beetle

    Caterpillar Hunter Beetle

    Caterpillar Hunter Beetle (Calosoma scrutator: Carabidae) They range from 2.5-3.5 cm (1-1.4 in) long. Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Oak/yaupon/farkelberry dominated sand hill at ca. 100 m (333 ft) elevation.
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    • brazos county calosoma scrutator carabidae caterpillar hunter beetle college station lick creek park texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

    Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata: Carabidae) Tiger Beetles in general are about 1.3 cm (0.5 in) long. Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Oak/yaupon/farkelberry dominated sand hill at ca. 100 m (333 ft) elevation.
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    • brazos county carabidae cicindela sexguttata college station lick creek park six-spotted tiger beetle texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Tiger Beetle

    Tiger Beetle

    Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sp.: Carabidae) Photographed in Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Dry tropical forest at ca. 61 m (200 ft) elevation.
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    • carabidae cincindela sp. costa rica guanacaste province playa hermosa tiger beetle
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Festive Tiger Beetle

    Festive Tiger Beetle

    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...
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    • carabidae cincindela scutellaris flavoviridis festive tiger beetle raymondville texas u.s.a. willacy county
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. Festive Tiger Beetle

    Festive Tiger Beetle

    Festive Tiger Beetle (Cincindela scutellaris scutellaris: Carabidae) A colorful little beetle ca. 1.1-1.4 cm (0.43-0.55 in) long. This species shows the greatest geographical variation among populations of any Tiger Beetle species in North America and exhibits colors ranging from maroon and...
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    • carabidae cincindela scutellaris scutellaris dickens dickens county festive tiger beetle texas u.s.a.
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  19. Big Sandy Tiger Beetle

    Big Sandy Tiger Beetle

    Big Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa generosa: Carabidae) A colorful and fearless beetle ca. 1.5-1.8 cm (0.6-0.7 in) long. Photographed west of Dickens, Dickens County, Texas, U.S.A. Riparian creek bed with sandy soil at ca. 776 m (2,546 ft) elevation.
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    • big sandy tiger beetle carabidae cicindela formosa generosa dickens dickens county texas u.s.a.
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
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