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Cow Path Tiger Beetle

Cicindela purpurea

Description:

This is a black morph of the usually greenish "Purple Tiger Beetle."

Habitat:

Fields, plains, prairies, waste places, and heavily eroded areas.

Notes:

Known as both the "Cow Path Tiger Beetle" and "Purple Tiger Beetle."

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BugEric
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BugEric

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Sep 6, 2012
Submitted on Dec 5, 2012

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