Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata (the “reddish-green sand tiger beetle”)

In my last post, I discussed Cicindela scutellaris rugata, the so-called “wrinkled festive tiger beetle” (Erwin & Pearson 2008)—one of several geographically restricted subspecies of a more widespread and geographically variable species. This was not the only goal of the day, however, as I was also hoping to see a second geographically restricted subspecies—Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata, the “reddish-green sand tiger beetle (Erwin & Pearson 2008). The parent species of these…

Source: Beetles In The Bush