A Margined Tiger Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/2/2007).

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$A Margined Tiger Beetle found in St. Mary\'s Co., Maryland (7/31/2011). (Photo ID: 383 - Psn: 8)$

A Margined Tiger Beetle found in St. Mary\'s Co., Maryland (7/31/2011).

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A female Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/1/2012).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1060763 - Psn: 42)

Margined Tiger Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/12/2014).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 445682 - Psn: 52)

Margined Tiger Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/12/2018).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/1/2015).

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Margined Tiger Beetles in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/10/2011).

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/23/2014).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/22/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 439856 - Psn: 78)

Margined Tiger Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/22/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 853256 - Psn: 78)

Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1194157 - Psn: 88)

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A male Margined Tiger Beetle collected in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/8/2000).

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A female Margined Tiger Beetle collected in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/1/2000).

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Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1217995 - Psn: 122)

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This species is closely associated with coastal salt marshes, inlets, and similar sheltered tidal habitats. According to Knisley & Schultz (1997), marginata prefers "beaches and intertidal habitats where mud or detritus is mixed with sand, such as salt marshes, saline flats, back beaches, tidal mudflats, and other saline areas." It may sometimes be common within this narrow habitat.

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A Margined Tiger Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/2/2007). Media by Steve Collins.

A Margined Tiger Beetle found in St. Mary\'s Co., Maryland (7/31/2011). Media by Mikey Lutmerding.

A female Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/1/2012). View Record Details Media by Ben Coulter.

Margined Tiger Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Margined Tiger Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Mikey Lutmerding.

Margined Tiger Beetles in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/10/2011). Media by Mike Ostrowski.

A Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Margined Tiger Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/22/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). View Record Details Media by Mike Ostrowski.

Margined Tiger Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Aaron via iNaturalist.

A male Margined Tiger Beetle collected in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/8/2000). View Record Details Media by Frank Guarnieri.

A female Margined Tiger Beetle collected in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/1/2000). View Record Details Media by Frank Guarnieri.

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Ellipsoptera marginata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Ellipsoptera
Species:	E. marginata
Binomial name
*Ellipsoptera marginata* (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms^[1]
Cicindela marginata Fabricius, 1775

Ellipsoptera marginata, the margined tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Ellipsoptera marginata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Ellipsoptera marginata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Ellipsoptera marginata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi:10.1111/syen.12440.

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Taxon identifiers
Ellipsoptera marginata	Wikidata: Q13605850 Wikispecies: Ellipsoptera marginata BioLib: 1136073 BOLD: 528365 BugGuide: 25143 CoL: 39BBD GBIF: 8403081 iNaturalist: 120972 ITIS: 931856 NatureServe: 2.108199 Open Tree of Life: 766397
Cicindela marginata	Wikidata: Q14940692 EoL: 289889 GBIF: 1034787 ITIS: 697707 NCBI: 93363

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Margined Tiger Beetle

Ellipsoptera marginata (Fabricius, 1775)

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