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.

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)

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Beetles described in 1790
Beetles of North America

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