Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Cicindelinae
Length: 12-14 mm
This species has a brilliant metallic green head, pronotum, and elytra. It has only small spots, typically three or four per elytron.
In towns and suburbs, this species may be seen on sidewalks and driveways, while in more undeveloped areas it favors trails and dirt and gravel roads through the forest.
Unlike many other Tiger Beetles, the adults of Six-Spotted Tiger ares most often found in Spring, with only scattered individuals active later in the summer. West Virginia sightings peak in May.
There is probably no species of Tiger Beetle more common in West Virginia than Cicindela sexguttata, or at least none is more noticed that this bright and shiny beetle.
Insects of West Virginia
