Presented here are summary accounts for Vermont’s 16 tiger beetle species (subfamily Cicindelinae). Much of the information is from the book, Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire (2015) and other unpublished reports.
Taxonomic Order | Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
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1 | Puritan Tiger Beetle | Ellipsoptera puritana | Extirpated. Federallly Threatened |
2 | Cobblestone Tiger Beetle | Cicindela marginipennis | very rare. State Threatened |
3 | Punctured Tiger Beetle | Cicindela punctulata | |
4 | Red-bellied Tiger Beetle | Cicindela rufiventris | |
5 | Appalachian Tiger Beetle | Cicindela ancocisconensis | very rare |
6 | Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle | Cicindela duodecimguttata | |
7 | Big Sand Tiger Beetle | Cicindela formosa | |
8 | Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle | Cicindela hirticollis | very rare |
9 | Clay Bank Tiger Beetle | Cicindela limbalis | uncommon |
10 | Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle | Cicindela longilabris | rare |
11 | Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle | Cicindela patruela | very rare |
12 | Cow Path Tiger Beetle | Cicindela purpurea | unknown |
13 | Bronzed Tiger Beetle | Cicindela repanda | |
14 | Festive Tiger Beetle | Cicindela scutellaris | |
15 | Six-spotted Tiger Beetle | Cicindela sexguttata | |
16 | Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle | Cicindela tranquebarica | uncommon |