Cicindela duodecimguttata

Twelve-spotted tiger beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species: C. duodecimguttata
Binomial name
Cicindela duodecimguttata
Dejean, 1825[1]

Cicindela duodecimguttata, commonly known as the twelve-spotted tiger beetle,[2] is a species of tiger beetle that is 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in) long and is dark brown to black. In most of the beetles in the species, there are twelve spots on the elytra. The species are commonly found along rivers, moist trails, roads, and paths.

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