Above photo by Scott Weins
Cicindela limbalis is one of the three closely related species that may actually be one. The other two are C. denverensis and C. splendida. Like C. splendida, C. limbalis is highly variable, ranging from fully maculated specimens to nearly immaculate. Specimens from the higher portions of the Black Hills are usually fully maculated, such as the pinned specimen above. The top photograph was taken on the fringe of the Black Hills, near Mirror Lake in Lawrence County. This species occurs statewide but is not usually common. This is a spring-fall species but it is more common in the spring.
