Cicindela denverensis Casey Cicindela denverensis Casey
Distribution in North Dakota
Identification: Body size medium, ranging from 13 to 15 mm in length. Dorsal surfaces of head, prothorax and elytra usually bright green, although sometimes with hints of red or copper. Elytral maculations light colored. Humeral lunule complete, broken or absent. Marginal line always absent. Middle band variable, ranging from a short transverse dash to a complete line. Apical dot usually present. Labrum tridentate. Clypeus glabrous. Frons and genae with erect setae. Antennal scape with four sensory setae and several accessory setae.
Remarks: C. denverensis is quite similar in appearance to C. limbalis and C. purpurea. C. limbalis has a distinctly reddish frons and pronotum, and the elytra of C. limbalis is distinctly reddish. C. denverensis can be distinguished from green phase C. pupurea by the shape of the middle band. The bend in the middle band of C. purpurea is gently rounded while that of C. denverensis is sharp. In North Dakota, the ranges of C. denverensis and C. imbalis overlap and hybrids occur.
Habitat: Dry soils and cattle and bison trails in open areas.
Distribution: C. denverensis is comonly found throughout western North Dakota.
Season: C. denverensis is a spring/fall species. North Dakota museum specimens have collection dates from mid-May through June and from late August through September.