Ghost tiger beetle
The ghost tiger beetle is a small beetle that is almost all white or cream on top. It lives on pale, sandy beaches, so it is very hard to spot on the white sand. That is how it got its spooky name.
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Its head and middle part are green or reddish and covered with white hairs.
It likes dry, white or pale yellow sand with very few plants, often on sea or big lake shores.
It is busy in summer.
It takes two years to grow from an egg to a grown-up beetle.
It is protected as a threatened animal in the state of Minnesota.
Most asked questions about Ghost tiger beetle
?How big is the ghost tiger beetle?
It is about 1 centimetre long, about as big as your fingernail.
?Why is it called the ghost tiger beetle?
Because it is almost all white and seems to vanish on the pale sand where it lives.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Ellipsoptera lepida
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Cicindelidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Cicindelidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Little white tiger beetle
Where the facts come from
- Ellipsoptera lepida (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Insects Unlocked. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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