Cicindela limbalis was created in 1834.
Cnaphalocrocis limbalis was created in 1911.
Cicindela togata was created in 1841.
Cicindela campestris was created in 1758.
Cicindela aurofasciata was created in 1831.
Cicindela maritima was created in 1822.
Cicindela lepida was created in 1831.
Cicindela repanda was created in 1825.
Cicindela dorsalis was created in 1817.
Cicindela circumpicta was created in 1841.
The Australian tiger beetle.Australian tiger beetles, genus Cicindela, subgenus Rivacindela, (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) are the fastest running insects known. The fastest, Cicindela hudsoni, can run 2.5 meters per second (5.6 miles per hour).It has been commonly thought to be the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana- but they only reach 1.5 m/s (3.4 mph).
The insect you are describing sounds like a member of the genus Cicindela, also known as a tiger beetle. These beetles have metallic blue-green wings and a reddish-brown elongated body resembling an ant. They are commonly found in open sandy areas where they hunt for prey.
Beetle, American burying (Nicrophorus americanus)Butterfly, Karner blue (Lycaeides Melissa samuelis)Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Lynx, Canada (Lynx canadensis)Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)Puma (=cougar), eastern (Puma (=Felis) concolor couguar)Sea turtle, leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)Tiger beetle, Puritan (Cicindela puritana)Wedgemussel, dwarf (Alasmidonta heterodon)Whale, finback (Balaenoptera physalus)Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)