Big Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Tiger beetles

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Common Names

English common name:

Big Sand Tiger Beetle

In English, species in the subfamily Cicindelinae are named "Tiger Beetle".

French common name:

Cicindèle à grandes taches

In French, species in the subfamily Cicindelinae are named "Cicindèle" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Big Sand Tiger Beetle	Cicindèle à grandes taches
2010	Big Sand Tiger Beetle	Cicindèle à grandes taches
2015
2020	Big Sand Tiger Beetle	Cicindèle à grandes taches

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Cicindela formosa	Cicindelidae	Coleoptera
2010	Cicindela formosa	Cicindelidae	Coleoptera
2015	Cicindela formosa	Carabidae	Coleoptera
2020	Cicindela formosa	Carabidae	Coleoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Saskatchewan
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3?
2020	Vulnerable - S3?

Manitoba
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2

Ontario
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Prince Edward Island
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present