Cicindela lengi explained

Cicindela lengi, the blowout tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Cicindela lengi:

• Cicindela lengi jordai Rotger, 1974 (Jorda's tiger beetle)
• Cicindela lengi lengi W. Horn, 1908 (blowout tiger beetle)
• Cicindela lengi versuta Casey, 1913 (blowout tiger beetle)

Further reading

• Book: Tiger Beetles of West Virginia. 2002. Allen . Thomas J.. Acciavatti . Robert E.. West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.