Cicindela depressula

Casey, 1897

Dispirited Tiger Beetle

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Cicindela depressula, commonly known as the Dispirited Tiger Beetle, is a of flashy tiger beetle in the Carabidae. It occurs in North America with two recognized showing distinct geographic separation: C. d. depressula in mountain ranges from Alaska to California and the Rocky Mountains, and C. d. eureka restricted to a narrow coastal band from northern Washington to northern California.

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How to pronounce Cicindela depressula: //sɪˈsɪndələ dɪˈprɛs.jʊ.lə//

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Habitat

The nominate C. d. depressula inhabits mountain ranges from southern Alaska south to the Sierra Nevada in east-central California and western Nevada, and in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho, and western Montana. The subspecies C. d. eureka occupies a narrow coastal zone from northern Washington State to northern California in proximity to the Pacific Coast.

Distribution

North America. C. d. depressula: Alaska, western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta), and western United States (California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana). Subspecies C. d. eureka: Pacific coastal region from northern Washington to northern California.

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Subspecies

Two are recognized: Cicindela depressula depressula Casey, 1897 (Dispirited Tiger Beetle) and Cicindela depressula eureka Fall, 1901 (Eureka Tiger ). These subspecies are geographically isolated, with depressula occupying montane and eureka restricted to a narrow coastal band.

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