{{short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Ellipsoptera lepida 1.jpg | status = G3 | status_system = TNC | genus = Ellipsoptera | species = lepida | authority = (Dejean, 1831) | synonyms = {{Species list | Cicindela lepida | Dejean, 1831 }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=itis/> }}
'''''Ellipsoptera lepida''''', the '''ghost tiger beetle''', or the '''little white tiger beetle''',<ref name=mndnr>{{cite web |title=Species profile - Minnesota DNR - MN Department of Natural Resources |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IICOL02250 |website=www.dnr.state.mn.us |language=en}}</ref> is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae.<ref name=itis/><ref name=catlife/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=bugref/> It is found in Central America and North America.<ref name=itis/> It is a state threatened species in Minnesota.<ref name=mndnr/><ref name=Duran2020/>
==Description== The ghost tiger beetle is {{convert|9-11|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length. The dorsal surface is white or cream, the head and thorax are green or reddish and covered with white setae, and the maculations are greatly expanded, leaving only small areas of white brown.
The species is active in the summer and it has a two-year life cycle.<ref>[https://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/tigb/usa/43.htm USGS]</ref>
==Habitat== Its habitat is in pure white to pale yellow dry sandy areas with sparse or no vegetation. It is commonly found on coastal shorelines or large lake shores.
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Duran2020> {{Cite journal| title = Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships | last1 = Duran | first1 = Daniel P.| last2 = Gough | first2 = Harlan M. | journal = Systematic Entomology| volume = 45| issue = 4| date = 2020| pages = 723–729 | doi = 10.1111/syen.12440 | doi-access = free| bibcode = 2020SysEn..45..723D }}</ref>
<ref name=itis> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera lepida'' Report | url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=931855 | website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System | accessdate=2018-04-26 }}</ref> <ref name=catlife> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera lepida'' species details | url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/2e642cdbcb87cd98544f9cdaa5302e7d | website=Catalogue of Life | accessdate=2018-04-26 }}</ref> <ref name=gbif> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera lepida'' | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/8177087 | website=GBIF | accessdate=2018-04-26 }}</ref> <ref name=bugref> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera lepida'' Species Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/59932 | website=BugGuide.net | accessdate=2018-04-26 }}</ref> }}
==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book | title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga | date = 2017 | editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I. | editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A. | publisher = Apollo Books | isbn = 978-90-04-33029-0 }} {{refend}}
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Category:Cicindelidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Beetles described in 1831 Category:Taxa named by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean