Description: 11-13mm, dull red or maroon (occasionally orangeish or greenish) with white marginal markings
Similar Species: None
Range: Eastern United States, from New England to Nebraska. Other subspecies are found south of Tennessee and Arkansas
Nebraska Distribution:
Habitat: Sandy open areas with sparse vegetation, such as dunes, road cuts, sand pits
Seasonal Occurrence: Spring/fall
Status: Less frequently found than C. s. scutellaris, although it may be locally common when found
*Note: An intergrade zone between C. s. scutellaris and C. s. lecontei occurs in the eastern one-third of Nebraska. Mixed populations containing both phenotypes occur as far west as Howard Co. and as far east as Lancaster Co.Homepage
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