Species Details
Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
Common NameCowpath tiger beetle
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in March, May and August, and are expected in April, June and July.
IdentificationAdults of this subspecies come in two color forms, black or green. In Alberta most specimens lack the subhumeral spot, and this readily distinguishes them from adults of Cicindela splendida limbalis.
Scientific Name
Cicindela purpurea audubonii
Common Name
Cowpath tiger beetle
Habitat
Patches of bare clay soil interspersed with clumps of grass and other plants (prairie grasslands).
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in March, May and August, and are expected in April, June and July.
Identification
Adults of this subspecies come in two color forms, black or green. In Alberta most specimens lack the subhumeral spot, and this readily distinguishes them from adults of Cicindela splendida limbalis.
Life History
Members of this spring-fall species require at least two years for larval development and overwinter as adults.
Conservation
This subspecies is moderately common in Alberta.
Diet Info
None available.
Range
The range of this species extends over most of United States and Canada (extreme south). This subspecies is found in the southeastern third of Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Cicindela purpurea audubonii
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cicindela purpurea audubonii, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-70. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Freitag, Richard
Title
Catalogue of the tiger beetles of Canada and the United States
Publication Date
1999
Pages
195
Author
Wallis, J. B.
Title
Cicindelidae of Canada
Publication Date
1961
Pages
72
Author
Hilchie, Gerald J.
Title
The tiger beetles of Alberta (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelini)
Publication Date
1985
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
21
Pages
319-347
Author
Acorn, John
Title
Tiger Beetles of Alberta
Publication Date
2001
Pages
120
Specimen Information
There are 36 specimens of this Species.
UASM467 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected BySalt, Reginald W.
Date Collected1960-03-24
UASM468 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Taber
Collected BySalt, Reginald W.
Date Collected1942-05-20
UASM469 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dillberry Lake Provincial Park, Dillberry Lake
Date Collected1964-05-13
UASM470 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-19
UASM95145 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1919-03-26
UASM95146 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1919-03-26
UASM95147 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1919-03-26
UASM95148 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1919-03-26
UASM95149 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Date Collected1919-04-18
UASM95150 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1922-03-13
UASM95151 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1923-08-17
UASM95152 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1925-05-03
UASM95153 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Date Collected1925-05-19
UASM95154 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-09-03
UASM95155 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-09-06
UASM95156 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-09-08
UASM95157 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-03-24
UASM95158 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-04-01
UASM95159 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-04-01
UASM95160 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-04-01
UASM95161 - Cicindela purpurea audubonii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-09-08