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BeetlesMetallic Green beetle in Central New Jersey near Delaware River
I can’t find an identity for this metallic green flying beetle (about 1.5 cm long). It was photographed last week (early June) on 480 foot high Baldpate Mountain overlooking the Delaware River in central New Jersey (Hopewell Township in Mercer County). I’vc seen others here, but not elsewhere.
James Goodman
Princeton, N.J.
Hi James,
What a beautiful photo of a beautiful Tiger Beetle. We believe this might be a Six Spotted Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexguttata. Your specimen appears to have very faint markings quite different from the average specimen, but BugGuide shows a spotless Six Spotted Tiger Beetle.
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