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Which Cicindela? - Cicindela purpurea
Copyright © 2008 Carol Davis

Which Cicindela? - Cicindela purpurea
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
October 26, 2008
Since this does not appear to be Cicindela oregona, the only other one of these I have seen in Utah, I'm at a loss to know what this one is. Does anyone know? Could it be a saltmarsh cicindela since it's living at the Great Salt Lake?
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 31 October, 2008 - 12:32pm
Last updated 20 April, 2009 - 10:15pm

Moved
Moved from Cicindela.
… John R. Maxwell, 20 April, 2009 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

i agree
This looks like C. purpurea to me.
… Ben Coulter, 20 April, 2009 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

It sure looks like Cicindela
It sure looks like Cicindela purpurea (Cowpath Tiger Beetle), although I'm not sure about the race or if there are closely related species in that part of the world (I don't have my guide book with me). Anyone else have any ideas?
… Denis A. Doucet, 31 October, 2008 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

 
I hope we get more input...
It looks like the purpurea has been seen out West. The Cicindela I've seen before have been at higher elevations (mountain lakes), so these at Antelope Island kind of surprised me since it is more desert habitat.
… Carol Davis, 31 October, 2008 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Possibly Cicindela purpurea a
Possibly Cicindela purpurea audubonii. Its unfortunate that you don't have a picture showing the side. You would expect there to be a purplish-blue margin to the elytra on the sides. To be absolutely certain you would have to have the beetle in hand and run it through the key.
… Dennis Haines, 31 October, 2008 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Thanks for your input. I wish I could have gotten closer to them for better photos, but they were having none of that. I'll look for them again next year, I guess.
… Carol Davis, 31 October, 2008 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

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