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title: "Six-spotted Tiger Beetle"
description: "Cicindela sexguttata — Insetti e ragni. The six-spotted tiger beetle, also known as the six-spotted green tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata), is a common North American species of tiger beetle in the Cicindelinae subfamily."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/six-spotted-tiger-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

> Cicindela sexguttata — Insetti e ragni. The six-spotted tiger beetle, also known as the six-spotted green tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata), is a common North American species of tiger beetle in the Cicindelinae subfamily.

- Scientific name: *Cicindela sexguttata*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 56286
- Wikidata: [Q1570784](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1570784)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49566](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49566)

## Names

- en: Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
- de: Sechspunktiger Sandlaufkäfer
- fr: Cicindèle à six points

## Countries with the most observations

US (47102), CA (7990)

## Summary

The six-spotted tiger beetle, also known as the six-spotted green tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata), is a common North American species of tiger beetle in the Cicindelinae subfamily. It is common in many areas of the United States of America, and is well known. It is recognized for its bright green color and its flight pattern. The beetle is largely harmless to humans and may live as long as three years.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicindela_sexguttata

## Photo

![Six-spotted Tiger Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/six-spotted-tiger-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zygy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213805599

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/six-spotted-tiger-beetle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).