Cicindela purpurea
Cicindela purpurea, known generally as the purple tiger beetle or cow path tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]
| Cicindela purpurea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela purpurea Olivier, 1790 | |
Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species Cicindela purpurea:
- Cicindela purpurea audubonii LeConte, 1845 (Audubon's tiger beetle)
- Cicindela purpurea cimarrona LeConte, 1868 (cimarron tiger beetle)
- Cicindela purpurea hatchi Leffler, 1980 (Hatch's tiger beetle)
- Cicindela purpurea lauta Casey, 1897
- Cicindela purpurea purpurea Olivier, 1790 (cow path tiger beetle)
References
- "Cicindela purpurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Cicindela purpurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Cicindela purpurea species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
Further reading
- Allen, Thomas J.; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2002). Tiger Beetles of West Virginia (PDF). West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
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