BC Conservation Data Centre: Conservation Status Report
Cicindela pugetana
Sagebrush Tiger Beetle
| Scientific Name: | Cicindela pugetana | |||
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| English Name: | Sagebrush Tiger Beetle | |||
| Provincial Status Summary | ||||
| Status: | S2S3 | |||
| Date Status Assigned: | November 23, 2023 | |||
| Date Last Reviewed: | November 23, 2023 | |||
| Reasons: | There are a low number of records occurring over a relatively small range in extreme southern BC. Habitat is restricted to sagebrush/grasslands. | |||
| Range | ||||
| Range Extent: | DE = 1,000-20,000 square km | |||
| Range Extent Comments: | Restricted to sagebrush areas from extreme southern BC (Okanagan / Similkameen regions) south to north-central Oregon (Pearson et al. 2006). | |||
| Occurrences & Population | ||||
| Number of Occurrences: | BC = 6 - 80 | |||
| Comments: | There are at least six occurrences known from BC (Osoyoos, Chopaka, Okanagan Falls, Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon areas) and potentially more that aren't reported or accessible in databases (Marks and Young 2009; Wood 2020). | |||
| Number of Occurrences with Good Viability / Ecological Integrity: | Rank Factor not assessed | |||
| Number of Occurrences Appropriately Protected & Managed: | Rank Factor not assessed | |||
| Population Size: | U = Unknown | |||
| Threats (to population, occurrences, or area affected) | ||||
| Degree of Threat: | Rank Factor not assessed | |||
| Trend (in population, range, area occupied, and/or condition of occurrences) | ||||
| Short-Term Trend: | U = Unknown | |||
| Long-Term Trend: | U = Unknown | |||
| Other Factors | ||||
| Intrinsic Vulnerability: | B=Moderately vulnerable | |||
| Comments: | Active from early march to mid-June and then again for a short period in late Sept to late Oct, larvae unknown (Pearson et al. 2006). | |||
| Environmental Specificity: | AB=Very narrow to narrow. | |||
| Comments: | Restricted to sagebrush areas of the northern Great Basin; occupies bare soil patches and road cuts through low brush (Pearson et al. 2006). In a recent tiger beetle survey in this area, all C. pugetana were observed in sagebrush grassland habitats with little to no large trees (Marks & Young 2009). | |||
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| Version | ||||
| Author: | Woods, C. and L. Ramsay | |||
| Date: | November 23, 2023 | |||
| References | ||||
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Bousquet, Y.; Bouchard, P.; Davies, A. E.; and Sikes, D. S. 2013. Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska, second edition. Pensoft Series Faunistica No 109
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Marks, D. and V. Young. 2009. Tiger Beetle (Cicindela spp.) inventory in the south Okanagan, British Columbia, 2009. Report prepared for B.C. Ministry of Environment. Victoria, BC. 29pp.
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Wood, C. 2020. General Status rank assessment of Tiger Beetles of British Columbia. Prepared for Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council. Wild Species 2020: The general status of species in Canada. National General Status Working group: 172 pp.
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for information on how the CDC determines conservation status ranks. For global conservation status reports and ranks, please visit the NatureServe website http://www.natureserve.org/.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2023. Conservation Status Report: Cicindela pugetana. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 9, 2026).