Species Profile
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Puritan tiger beetle (Cicindela puritana)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Northeast Region (Region 5)
Date Listed: Aug 7, 1990

  • States/US Territories in which the Puritan tiger beetle is known to occur:  Connecticut , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Vermont

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
08/07/1990 55 FR 32088 32094 ETWP; Determination of Threatened Status for the Puritan Tiger Beetle and the Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle; 55 FR 32088 32094
10/02/1989 54 FR 40458 40463 ETWP; Proposal to Determine Threatened Status for the Puritan Tiger Beetle and Endangered Status for the Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle; 54 FR 40458 40463

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/29/1993 Puritan Tiger Beetle View Implementation Progress Final
Five Year Review
Date Title
06/13/2007 Puritan Tiger Beetle 5-Year Review

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Puritan tiger beetle.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Puritan tiger beetle

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Puritan tiger beetle.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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Last updated: November 21, 2009