Cicindela cursitans LeConte - Ant-Like tiger Beetle

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Description: Tiny (7.5-8mm), dull olive green or brown. Marginal band is continuous with the apical lunule.

Similar Species: C. celeripes

Range: Scattered distribution in Northern Plains, south to Alabama

Nebraska Distribution:

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Habitat: Wet ditches, sometimes on alkaline soil

Seasonal Occurrence: Summer

Status: Scarce; Carter (1989) reports it as locally moderately abundant

*Note: Carter (1989) had the symbols for C. cursitans and C. celeripes switched in his distribution maps


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