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INSECTS

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sexguttata

Insects
Native
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Larva
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Male
10–14 mmLength

Beetle in the family Cicindelidae 10–14 mm long. Lives in forests.

There are 770 observations of Six-spotted Tiger Beetle in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from August to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais145
  2. Montérégie137
  3. Capitale-Nationale130
  4. Estrie114
  5. Montréal66
  6. Laurentides54
  7. Mauricie36
  8. Lanaudière26
  9. Centre-du-Québec26
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  11. Laval7
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  13. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Festive Tiger BeetleCicindela scutellaris
Emerald Ash BorerAgrilus planipennis
Northern Barrens Tiger BeetleCicindela patruela
Green Immigrant Leaf WeevilPolydrusus formosus
Purple Tiger BeetleCicindela purpurea
Punctured Tiger BeetleCicindelidia punctulata
Flower Lebia BeetleLebia viridis
Fiery SearcherCalosoma scrutator
Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratus
Extensive harp ground beetleAgonum extensicolle
Metallic brown harp ground beetlePoecilus chalcites
Boreal Long-lipped Tiger BeetleCicindela longilabris