Common name: Puritan Tiger Beetle
Scientific name: Cicindela puritana G. Horn, 1871

Class:
Insecta (Insects)
Order:
Coleoptera (Beetles, Weevils)
Family:
Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Terrestrial:
Sand/dune, Cliff

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G1G2
Critically Imperiled or Imperiled globally - At very high or high risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 20 or fewer populations or locations in the world, very few individuals, very restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or steep declines. More information is needed to assign either G1 or G2.
State conservation status rank:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Threatened
Listed as Threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act
State protection:
Not Listed
Not listed or protected by New York State.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115516/Cicindela_puritana/