Species Details
Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
Common NameTwelve-spot tiger beetle
SeasonalityThese beetles have been collected in May and June, and are also expected in July through September.
IdentificationThis species is similar to Cicindela repanda . However, it is more closely related to C. oregona and hybridizes with it in a realtively wide zone along the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Alberta. Populations of C. duodecimguttata occur east of the foothills and populations of C. oregona to the west along mountain valleys. Hybrid populations have markings intermediate to those of C. oregona and C. duodecimguttata. The humeral lunule may be narrowly broken or expressed as a spot and the marginal line is of variable length.
Scientific Name
Cicindela duodecimguttata
Common Name
Twelve-spot tiger beetle
Habitat
These beetles live close to pond and stream margins.
Seasonality
These beetles have been collected in May and June, and are also expected in July through September.
Identification
This species is similar to Cicindela repanda . However, it is more closely related to C. oregona and hybridizes with it in a realtively wide zone along the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Alberta. Populations of C.…
This species is similar to Cicindela repanda . However, it is more closely related to C. oregona and hybridizes with it in a realtively wide zone along the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Alberta. Populations of C. duodecimguttata occur east of the foothills and populations of C. oregona to the west along mountain valleys. Hybrid populations have markings intermediate to those of C. oregona and C. duodecimguttata. The humeral lunule may be narrowly broken or expressed as a spot and the marginal line is of variable length.
Life History
Members of this species have a two year life cycle, with the third instar larva passing through the first winter and the adult the second. Adults and larvae winter in burrows near the stream or pond margin.
Conservation
Relatively common in Alberta.
Diet Info
None available.
Range
The range of this species covers most of Canada and the United States. This species is found throughout Alberta with the exception of the far north and western Rockies.
Citation
Page Citation for Cicindela duodecimguttata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cicindela duodecimguttata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3. Accessed 04 May. 2024.
References
Author
Freitag, Richard
Title
A revision of the North American species of the Cicindela maritima group with a study of hybridization between Cicindela duodecimguttata and oregona
Publication Date
1965
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
1
Pages
87-110
Author
Freitag, Richard
Title
Catalogue of the tiger beetles of Canada and the United States
Publication Date
1999
Pages
195
Author
Wallis, J. B.
Title
Cicindelidae of Canada
Publication Date
1961
Pages
72
Author
Hilchie, Gerald J.
Title
The tiger beetles of Alberta (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelini)
Publication Date
1985
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
21
Pages
319-347
Author
Acorn, John
Title
Tiger Beetles of Alberta
Publication Date
2001
Pages
120
Specimen Information
There are 129 specimens of this Species.
UASM352052 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tilley
Collected ByCarr
Date Collected1931-05-10
UASM352056 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Carolina, Richland county, Columbia
Collected ByCartwright, O.
Date Collected1926-03-25
UASM352057 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Carolina, Richland county, Columbia
Collected ByCartwright, O.
Date Collected1926-03-25
UASM352058 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Carolina, Richland county, Columbia
Collected ByCartwright, O.
Date Collected1926-03-25
UASM352059 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Carolina, Richland county, Columbia
Collected ByCartwright, O.
Date Collected1926-03-25
UASM352060 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Carolina, Richland county, Columbia
Collected ByCartwright, O.
Date Collected1926-03-25
UASM352061 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByWu, L. L.
Date Collected1961-06-15
UASM352062 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByWu, L. L.
Date Collected1961-06-21
UASM352063 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByWu, L. L.
Date Collected1961-07-01
UASM352064 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByWu, L. L.
Date Collected1961-07-01
UASM352065 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByWu, L. L.
Date Collected1961-07-01
UASM352066 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Riverside
Collected ByCriddle, J.
Date Collected1961-10-03
UASM352067 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Riverside
Date Collected1961-09-25
UASM352068 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Riverside
Date Collected1961-09-16
UASM352069 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Riverside
Date Collected1961-10-03
UASM352070 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Riverside
Date Collected1961-10-08
UASM352071 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Riverside
Date Collected1961-10-03
UASM352072 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Middlesex county, Riverside
Date Collected1961-10-03
UASM352073 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Mary River
Collected ByBall; Freitag, R.
Date Collected1962-05-29
UASM352074 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Mary River
Collected ByBall; Freitag, R.
Date Collected1962-05-29
UASM352075 - Cicindela duodecimguttata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Saskatchewan River Crossing
Collected ByFreitag, R.; Adisoemarto, S.
Date Collected1962-07-19