Cicindela purpurea explained

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.

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)

Further reading

• Book: Tiger Beetles of West Virginia. 2002. Allen . Thomas J.. Acciavatti . Robert E.. West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.