Ghost Tiger Beetle

Cicindela lepida

I have seen this species twice where I took these photos in sand blows. I saw only one individual each time.

Notes: Widely scattered in WI, rare; sand blows, dunes, old sand pits; June to August.

Ghost tiger beetle

Jackson Unit MVSWA, Ellis Road, Jackson Co., WI. August 6, 2009.

Ghost tiger beetle

Private land in NE Waushara Co., WI. July 27, 2005.

Ghost tiger beetle

Private land in NE Waushara Co., WI. July 27, 2005.

Ghost tiger beetle

Private land in NE Waushara Co., WI. July 27, 2005.