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  2. Species Profile for Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima)

Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima)

Federal Register | Recovery | Critical Habitat | Conservation Plans | Petitions | Life History

Taxonomy:

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Listing Status:   

General Information

The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is an insect in the family Cicindelidae. Adult CPSD tiger beetles are 10.5 to 12.0 mm(0.41-0.47”) long and 4.4. to 4.7 mm (0.17-0.19”) wide. Female CPSD tiger beetles are larger than the males. The thorax is a brown to dull bronze color. The head is bright green to bronze. The elytra (wing casings) exhibit greatly reduced pigmentation and are a dull white color.

  • States/US Territories in which the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  Utah
  • US Counties in which the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
 
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Wherever found

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents
Date Citation Page Title
09/15/1994 59 FR 47293 47294 ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition to List the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle as Endangered and Designate Critical Habitat
10/26/2011 76 FR 66370 66439 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
01/06/1989 54 FR 554 579 ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
11/15/1994 59 FR 58982 59028 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
10/02/2013 78 FR 61081 61112 Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule to List Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle and Designate Critical Habitat
06/13/2002 67 FR 40657 40679 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
01/08/2001 66 FR 1295 1300 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions
10/25/1999 64 FR 57535 57547 Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/06/2007 72 FR 69034 69106 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/10/2008 73 FR 75176 75244 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
11/10/2010 75 FR 69222 69294 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
11/21/1991 56 FR 58804 58836 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
02/28/1996 61 FR 7597 7613 ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
10/02/2012 77 FR 60207 60235 Proposed Threatened Status for Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle and Designation of Critical Habitat: Proposed rule.
11/09/2009 74 FR 57804 57878 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
05/11/2005 70 FR 24870 24934 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
09/19/1997 62 FR 49398 49397 Review of Plant and Animal Taxa
05/22/1984 49 FR 21664 21675 Review of Invertebrate Wildlife for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 49 FR 21664-21675
09/12/2006 71 FR 53756 53835 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
10/30/2001 66 FR 54808 54832 ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened,Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
05/04/2004 69 FR 24876 24904 Review of Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
05/06/2013 78 FR 26308 26315 Proposed Threatened Status for Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle and Designation of Critical Habitat

» Recovery

No recovery information is available for the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle.

» Critical Habitat

Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
10/02/2012 77 FR 60207 60235 Proposed Threatened Status for Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle and Designation of Critical Habitat: Proposed rule. Proposed Rule Proposed

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more)
HCP Plan Summaries
Smead Manufacturing Company

» Petitions

» Life History

Habitat Requirements

The CPSD tiger beetle is known to occur only in dunes located approximately 7 miles west of Kanab, Kane County, in south central Utah. The Coral Pink Sand Dunes (CPSD) geologic feature covers approximately 3500 acres. Species range comprises approximately 20% of the dune field in a patchy distribution.

Food Habits

The primary food of adults is invertebrates including flies and other dune arthropods. Long, sickle shaped mandibles are used capture and process both fresh and scavenged prey. Adults are often observed scavenging on dead invertebrates blown out from the swales.

Reproductive Strategy

Adults emerge or larval stages in March and become active along with newly eclosed adults. Adult populations reach peak abundance by mid-April to early May, decline through June and mostly disappear by July. Mating and egg laying occurs during this period. First instar larvae begin to appear in late spring after hatching form eggs laid by the adults. Development progresses quickly through the first stage, usually reached by late May to June. During mid-summer most of the larvae reach the second instar stage. Larvae continue as second or third instars into fall, and then hibernate. They continue development for the next year and generally become new adults by the end of the second summer or third spring, usually exhibiting a two year life cycle. Lack of proper conditions can lead to delays in development and a three year life cycle.

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