Purple Tiger Beetle (Cicindela purpurea) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Tiger beetles

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Common Names

English common name:

Purple Tiger Beetle

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

French common name:

Cicindèle pourpre

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

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Cow Path Tiger Beetle	Cicindèle purpurine
2010	Cow Path Tiger Beetle	Cicindèle purpurine
2015
2020	Purple Tiger Beetle	Cicindèle pourpre

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 purpurea	Cicindelidae	Coleoptera
2010	Cicindela purpurea	Cicindelidae	Coleoptera
2015	Cicindela purpurea	Carabidae	Coleoptera
2020	Cicindela purpurea	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
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Apparently Secure	Increased level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4N5

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	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Alberta
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Not Assessed - 6
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Manitoba
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

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

Quebec
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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