Cicindela duodecimguttata

Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, commonly known as the twelve-spotted tiger beetle,^[2] is a species of tiger beetle that is 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in) long and is dark brown to black. In most of the beetles in the species, there are twelve spots on the elytra. The species widespread throughout eastern North America (except the extreme southeastern coastal plain and most of Florida) are commonly found in wet habitats along rivers, moist trails, roads, and paths.^[3]

Twelve-spotted tiger beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Cicindela
Species:	C. duodecimguttata
Binomial name
Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825[1]