Cicindela limbata
Species of beetle
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Cicindela limbata, the sandy tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4][5] It is a specialist in sand dune habitats.[6]
| Cicindela limbata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. limbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela limbata Say, 1823 | |
Cicindela albissima the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle, one of the world's rarest insects was formerly considered to be a sub species of this beetle before being determined by genetic testing as well its extreme distance from other Sandy Tiger Beetles among other features including its lack of pigmented elytra to be a separate species.
Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species Cicindela limbata:
- Cicindela limbata hyperborea LeConte, 1863 (hyperboreal tiger beetle)
- Cicindela limbata labradorensis W. N. Johnson, 1991
- Cicindela limbata limbata Say, 1823 (sandy tiger beetle)
- Cicindela limbata nogahabarensis Knisley, 2008 (nogahabar tiger beetle)
- Cicindela limbata nympha Casey, 1913 (sandy tiger beetle)
