Metallic Green Beetle

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Chillybean (Zone 5a) Jul 17, 2015

I tried finding this "fellow" in my insect guide, but the closest thing was a 6-spotted Tiger Beetle. But as you can see, there's no spots. Any ideas? I remember looking at this, but cannot remember the size.

Thank you for your help.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 17, 2015

Looks like a Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexgutata without spots. There is a lot of variation as to the markings, but I may well be corrected shortly.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 19, 2015

This most likely is an immaculate six-spotted tiger beetle. There are other species with a similar appearance, such as the Laurentian tiger beetle (Cicindela denikei), but they have not been reported from Iowa...

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