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Home BYGL Bug Bytes May 8, 2008 EMERALD ASH BORER LOOK-A-LIKE
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Several BYGLers noted that the native SIX-SPOTTED [GREEN] TIGER BEETLES (Cicindela sexguttata) are now out in force in much of Ohio. These beetles love to cruise Ohio's forests, and they have a curious affinity for darting about on woodland trails. The shiny beetles are actually more emerald green in color than the emerald ash borer causing them to sometimes be mistaken for the borer. The tigers have excellent eyesight, quick speed, and they are agile flyers. These traits make it difficult for people to get a close look for identification.

 

As the common name implies, the six-spotted green tiger beetle has white spots that are arranged along the trailing edge of the wing covers, three per side. However, the spots are small and sometimes obscured by the highly reflective light bouncing off their shiny green bodies. The beetles have elongated bodies with the thorax about half the width of the front wings and abdomen. They have long legs and their protruding black eyes make them look like their wearing dark goggles. As with all tiger beetles (family Cicindelidae), this is a ferocious predator and it sports powerful sickle-shaped mandibles that are used to grab and dispatch hapless arthropod prey. Keep your eyes pealed for these tigers prowling woodland trails!

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