Beetles of North Carolina

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View	CARABIDAE Members:	Members of Cicindela:	101 NC Records
Cicindela repanda - Bronzed Tiger Beetle

Compare with: Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle Appalachian Tiger Beetle
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Note: ID Tips follow Pearson et al., 2015

Photo: Mark Shields

Taxonomy

Family: CARABIDAE	Subfamily: Cicindelinae	Subgenus: Cicindela
Comments: One of 38 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pearson et al., 2015), 12 of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Species Status: Three subspecies have been described of which only the common and widespread nominate form occurs in North Carolina (Pearson et al., 2015)

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Evans (2014)

Online Resources: BugGuide, Google, Wikipedia, GBIF, iNaturalist

Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Knisley and Schultz (1997); Pearson et al. (2015)

Distribution in North Carolina


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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Most of our habitat records for this species come from river and creek shorelines, including those along medium-sized streams as well as large rivers such as the Roanoke, Tar, and Yadkin. Adults are often abundant on wet sand and silt bars where the larval burrows are also located. We also have records from along pond edges and reservoir shorelines; beaches and mud flats are also reportedly used and individuals are at least occasionally found in open upland sites, including fields and roadsides (Knisely and Schmidt, 1997).

See also Habitat Account for General River Bars and Sparsely Vegetated Shorelines

Diet: Predacious, presumably feeding primarily on a wide variety of small, riparian insects.

Observation Methods: Adults are well camouflaged on their wet sand and silt habitats but are quite active during the day, when their movements make them easy to spot

Abundance/Frequency: Fairly common

Adult Phenology:

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5T5 [S5]

State Protection: As with other North Carolina insects, no state laws provide them any protection. Permits must be obtained, however, to collect them in State Parks and other nature preserves

Comments: Although somewhat specialized in terms of habitats, the habitats used by this species are common, widespread, and unlikely to be significantly threatened by human activities. Consequently, it appears to be one of our most secure species.

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	Recorded by: B. Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Nathan Vaughan Caswell Co. Comment:
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	Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips Mitchell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips Jackson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Madison Co. Comment:
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	Recorded by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:
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Cicindela repanda - Bronzed Tiger Beetle

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