Cicindela longilabris perviridis

Distinguished from other C. longilabris subspecies by its predominantly green coloration rather than brown or reddish tones. The elongated labial palps separate the longilabris complex from other Cicindela species. In the Black Hills region, intergrades with C. nebraskana (the prairie long-lipped tiger beetle) occur, showing intermediate coloration and morphology.

Adults exhibit bright metallic green coloration on the elytra and often the head and pronotum. As a member of the longilabris complex, it possesses characteristically elongated labial palps. The subspecific epithet 'perviridis' refers to its distinctly green appearance compared to other forms in the species complex.

Associated with boreal forest edges and transitional zones between boreal and prairie habitats. In the Black Hills region, occurs in shortgrass prairie areas adjacent to forested slopes.

North America: Alaska, Canada, and northern United States. Documented from the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, with records indicating presence in transitional boreal-prairie zones.

• Cicindela longilabris nebraskanaThe prairie long-lipped tiger beetle; intergrades with perviridis in transitional zones, differing in more brownish coloration and prairie habitat preference
• Cicindela longilabris longilabrisThe nominate subspecies; differs in coloration and geographic distribution
• Cicindela denverensisGreen claybank tiger beetle; similar green coloration but lacks elongated labial palps and occurs in claybank habitats
• Cicindela limbalisCommon claybank tiger beetle; similar habitat in red clay areas but lacks elongated labial palps and shows different elytral maculation

• tiger beetle
• Cicindelinae
• boreal
• prairie
• intergrade
• North America

• BugGuide
• GBIF taxonomy match
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life
• Bembicid Holdings | Entomology Research Museum
• Rattled in the Black Hills | Beetles In The Bush