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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.