Stats

Lifespan

1-2 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

North America

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

This beetle lives in open fields and sandy paths across North America. It runs so fast that its eyes cannot process images, forcing it to stop periodically to reorient.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cicindelidae

Genus

Cicindelidia

Species

Cicindelidia punctulata