Cicindela lengi appears to be restricted to western South Dakota where it is uncommon in
                    sand dunes and open sandy habitats. A spring-fall species, C. lengi is one of the first tiger
                    beetles to appear in the spring. We have collected specimens as early as April 10. C. lengi
                    may be confused with C. formosa but C. formosa is larger and lacks the well develop
                    humeral lunule of C. lengi. In C. lengi, the humeral lunule extends nearly to the elytral suture.

Collection sites of Cicindela lengi in South Dakota.

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