A vibrant metallic green beetle with six distinct white spots, native to eastern North America. Cicindela sexguttata is a predatory ground beetle known for its rapid movement and exceptional hunting capabilities.
Deciduous forests, woodland edges, forest clearings, and sandy or disturbed soil areas in eastern United States, ranging from Massachusetts to Florida and westward to Texas
Key predator of small invertebrates, controlling insect populations; serves as bioindicator of forest and woodland ecosystem health; important component of food web for birds and small mammals
