Cicindela purpurea

Cicindela purpurea, known generally as the purple tiger beetle or cow path tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species Cicindela purpurea:
 * Cicindela purpurea audubonii LeConte, 1845 (Audubon's tiger beetle)
 * Cicindela purpurea cimarrona LeConte, 1868 (cimarron tiger beetle)
 * Cicindela purpurea hatchi Leffler, 1980 (Hatch's tiger beetle)
 * Cicindela purpurea lauta Casey, 1897
 * Cicindela purpurea purpurea Olivier, 1790 (cow path tiger beetle)