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Common Name: Grass-runner Tiger Beetle Latin Name:
Cicindela cinctipennis imperfecta (R. Bercha, det.)
Length: 8 to 10 mm
Range: Big Horn Dam area
Habitat:
Sandy and forested areas
Time of year seen: Late
summer and spring
Diet: Insects
Other: The last time this beetle was seen in
Alberta was in the 1960's before the Big Horn Dam was constructed and the
reservoir (Lake Abraham) was filled covering the beetle
habitat with water (Acorn, 2001). |