Mysterious Blue Bug - Ask Extension
What is this bug? Found in my yard in Tiverton on Tuesday, May 14, but when I came back from getting my camera it was gone. On Wednesday, May 15 it wa...
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Mysterious Blue Bug #127575
Asked May 16, 2013, 9:42 AM EDT
What is this bug? Found in my yard in Tiverton on Tuesday, May 14, but when I came back from getting my camera it was gone. On Wednesday, May 15 it was dead and in a small garden on the rough mulch. Perhaps came in on a southerly from some place tropical?
Newport County Rhode Island
Expert Response
Hello,
It is a six-spotted tiger beetle, Cicindela sexgutta. It is bright metalic green, but can appear blue in the sun.
It is a predatory beetle, a good guy.
Lucky you for spotting this native insect.
Regards,
Carol Quish
UConn Home and Garden Education Center
It is a six-spotted tiger beetle, Cicindela sexgutta. It is bright metalic green, but can appear blue in the sun.
It is a predatory beetle, a good guy.
Lucky you for spotting this native insect.
Regards,
Carol Quish
UConn Home and Garden Education Center
