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  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Beetles - Coleoptera
        
        Family - Tiger Beetles - Cicindelidae
        
        Species - Cow Path Tiger Beetle - Cicindela purpurea

Cow Path Tiger Beetle - Cicindela purpurea

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S5

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Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 33

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References

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- Bousquet, Yves. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera; Adephaga) of America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 245:1-1722.
- Kritsky, G. and J. Smith. 2005. Teddy's tigers: the Cicindelidae (Coleoptera) of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Cicindela 37(1-2):1-16
- Pearson, D.L., C.B. Knisley, and C.J. Kazilek. 2006. A field guide to the tiger beetles of the United States and Canada: identification, natural history, and distribution of the Cicindelidae. Oxford University Press, New York, New York. 227 pp.
- Sater, S. 2022. The insects of Sevenmile Creek, a pictorial guide to their diversity and ecology. Undergraduate Thesis. Helena, MT: Carroll College. 242 p.
- Sikes, D.S. 1994. Influences of ungulate carcasses on Coleopteran communities in Yellowstone National Park, USA. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 179 p.
- Winton, R.C. 2010. The effects of succession and disturbance on Coleopteran abundance and diversity in the Centennial Sandhills. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University. Bozeman, MT. 77pp + Appendices.
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Citation for data on this website:
Cow Path Tiger Beetle — Cicindela purpurea. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on March 27, 2023, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IICOL02280