Cicindela scutellaris

Cicindela scutellaris, the festive tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Festive tiger beetle, Cicindela scutellaris

Cicindela scutellaris
C. scutellaris unicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Cicindela
Species:	C. scutellaris
Binomial name
Cicindela scutellaris Say, 1823

Cicindela scutellaris - the Festive Tiger Beetle, found on top of a butte in Badlands National Park in 2013

Subspecies

These seven subspecies belong to the species Cicindela scutellaris:

• Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis Vaurie, 1950 (chartreuse tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris lecontei Haldeman, 1853 (Leconte's tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris rugata Vaurie, 1950 (rugate tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris rugifrons Dejean, 1825 (festive tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris Say, 1823 (festive tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean, 1825 (unicolored tiger beetle)
• Cicindela scutellaris yampae Rumpp, 1986 (yampa tiger beetle)