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Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela duodecimguttata

Insects
Native
Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle, Male
Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle, Female

Beetle in the family Cicindelidae. Lives near water and on the tundra.

There are 169 observations of Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May, July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale50
  2. Outaouais20
  3. Montérégie16
  4. Estrie15
  5. Mauricie12
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  8. Côte-Nord7
  9. Nord-du-Québec6
  10. Montréal6
  11. Lanaudière5
  12. Laurentides4
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  15. Centre-du-Québec2
  16. Bas-Saint-Laurent2

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup
TundraLkovac

Similar species

Bronzed Tiger BeetleCicindela repanda
Punctured Tiger BeetleCicindelidia punctulata
Oblique-lined Tiger BeetleCicindela tranquebarica
Common Claybank Tiger BeetleCicindela limbalis
Boreal Long-lipped Tiger BeetleCicindela longilabris
Purple Tiger BeetleCicindela purpurea
Hairy-necked Tiger BeetleCicindela hirticollis