Cicindela purpurea Olivier, 1790 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cicindela purpurea Olivier, 1790

Cicindela purpurea Olivier, 1790

Cicindela purpurea, the purple or cow path tiger beetle, is a flashy tiger beetle found in North America.

Family
Genus
Cicindela
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cicindela purpurea Olivier, 1790

Cicindela purpurea Olivier, 1790, commonly called the purple tiger beetle or cow path tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle belonging to the family Cicindelidae. This species occurs in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Cicindela

More from Carabidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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