Cicindela purpurea
Species of beetle
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Cicindela purpurea, known generally as the purple tiger beetle or cow path tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Cicindela purpurea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| 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)
