Cicindela scutellaris explained

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

Subspecies

These seven subspecies belong to the species Cicindela scutellaris:

• Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis Vaurie, 1950 (chartreuse tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris lecontei Haldeman, 1853 (Leconte's tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris rugata Vaurie, 1950 (rugate tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris rugifrons Dejean, 1825 (festive tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris Say, 1823 (festive tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean, 1825 (unicolored tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris yampae Rumpp, 1986 (yampa 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.