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12-22-2016

Cicindela puritana

Cicindela puritana NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Cicindela puritana ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Cicindela puritana, commonly referred to as the Puritan tiger beetle, is a threatened predatory beetle found in the Northeast of the United States. It is native to Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; it is now extirpated from the latter two states. Today it occurs along the Chesapeake Bay, an area near the Sassafras River, and a small stretch of land along the Connecticut River.The Puritan tiger beetle is a medium-sized terrestrial beetle. It has long legs and dark bronze-brown to green wing covers with cream-colored markings on the upper surface.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Puritan tiger beetle (Cicindela puritana)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Insects
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 08/07/1990 Northeast Region (Region 5) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Puritan tiger beetle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Connecticut , Maryland , Massachusetts
  • US Counties in which the Puritan tiger beetle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Puritan tiger beetle, Wherever found is known to occur: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
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