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Scientific Name Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis Common Name Grass-runner tiger beetle Habitat Adults prefer sparse grass on clay soils in prairie grasslands; also on saline and alkaline soils. Seasonality Adults of this subspecies have been collected in June and July. Identification

Adults of Cicindela c. cinctipennis are small slender beetles; elytron with an unbroken marginal band, and the middle band may be distinct or reduced. Adults of C. cinctipennis imperfecta are slightly larger; elytron…

Adults of Cicindela c. cinctipennis are small slender beetles; elytron with an unbroken marginal band, and the middle band may be distinct or reduced. Adults of C. cinctipennis imperfecta are slightly larger; elytron with the marginal band greatly reduced, or at most the humeral lunule is represented by a small spur which joins up with the middle band.

Read More + Life History Adults are active during midsummer. Conservation This subspecies is moderately rare in Alberta. Diet Info None available. Range

The range of this species extends over the western half of United States and Canada (extreme south) with isolated populations in northern Alberta and Yukon Territory. Cicindela c. cinctipennis is found in the southern…

The range of this species extends over the western half of United States and Canada (extreme south) with isolated populations in northern Alberta and Yukon Territory. Cicindela c. cinctipennis is found in the southern fifth of Alberta and near Peace River in the north.

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