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INSECTS

Purple Tiger Beetle

Cicindela purpurea

Insects
Native
Purple Tiger Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Purple Tiger Beetle, Male
Purple Tiger Beetle, Female

Beetle in the family Cicindelidae.

There are 14 observations of Purple Tiger Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale6
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  3. Estrie3

Similar species

Common Claybank Tiger BeetleCicindela limbalis
Boreal Long-lipped Tiger BeetleCicindela longilabris
Oblique-lined Tiger BeetleCicindela tranquebarica
Punctured Tiger BeetleCicindelidia punctulata
Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela sexguttata
Twelve-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela duodecimguttata