Tiger Beetles

Tiger beetles are a large group of beetles known for their aggressive predatory habits & running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed
of 9 km/h (5.6 mph), or about 53.87 body lengths per second.

LeConte's Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris lecontei ) Merivale Gardens, Pinhey Sand Dune Complex Site 1 - The Sanctuary for Butterfly and Pollinators, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe)

Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle (Cicindela longilabris ssp. longilabris) Kenora, Ontario, Canada.

Eastern Big Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa generosa) Merivale Gardens, Pinhey Sand Dune Complex Site 1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela duodecimguttata) Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada. 

Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe).

Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica) Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda) Long Point Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 237.

Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle mating couple (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa) Merivale Gardens, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

LeConte's Tiger Beetles mating couple (Cicindela scutellaris ssp. lecontei) Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata) Lac-Danford, Kazabazua, Quebec, Canada.

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.