Species Details
Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
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Common NameOblique tiger beetle
SeasonalityThese beetles have been collected in May through July.
IdentificationThe long, obliquely-directed, descending arm of the humeral lunule is a distinquishing character. Adults of Cicindela tranquebarica borealis can be recognized by a broken humeral lunule band or by the ends of the band narrowly joined in the middle. Adults of C. tranquebarica kirbyi have the elytral markings broad with a brozy-green ground color.
Scientific Name
Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
Common Name
Oblique tiger beetle
Habitat
Alkaline mud flats, sandy blowouts, prairie grasslands, boreal forest trails.
Seasonality
These beetles have been collected in May through July.
Identification
The long, obliquely-directed, descending arm of the humeral lunule is a distinquishing character. Adults of Cicindela tranquebarica borealis can be recognized by a broken humeral lunule band or by the ends of the band…
The long, obliquely-directed, descending arm of the humeral lunule is a distinquishing character. Adults of Cicindela tranquebarica borealis can be recognized by a broken humeral lunule band or by the ends of the band narrowly joined in the middle. Adults of C. tranquebarica kirbyi have the elytral markings broad with a brozy-green ground color.
Life History
Adults overwinter.
Conservation
This subspecies is relatively rare in Alberta.
Diet Info
None available.
Range
The range of this species extends over most of United States and Canada. The subspecies Cicindela t. borealis is only known from extreme northern Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-71. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
References
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 10 specimens of this Species.
UASM572 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM573 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM574 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM575 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM576 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM577 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM578 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM579 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM580 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM581 - Cicindela tranquebarica borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1988-06-11/1988-06-18