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 <small>LeConte, 1845</small> (Audubon's tiger beetle)
- Cicindela purpurea cimarrona <small>LeConte, 1868</small> (cimarron tiger beetle)
- Cicindela purpurea hatchi <small>Leffler, 1980</small> (Hatch's tiger beetle)
- Cicindela purpurea lauta <small>Casey, 1897</small>
- Cicindela purpurea purpurea <small>Olivier, 1790</small> (cow path tiger beetle)
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