Purple-Rimmed Carabus - Sighting Record
 
Graph Showing Seasonal Distribution of Sighting Records Map Showing Sighting Localities
 
Table of Sighting Records
Date Location # Observer Verification*
Apr. 24, 1980  Queen Elizabeth Park, Edmonton, AB  1 TT S
May 13, 2005  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 2 RB S
May 13, 2005  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
June 13, 2008  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 5, 2009  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 4 RB S
June 14, 2009  Gull Lake, AB 1 AF S
Mar. 30, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Mar. 30, 2010  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB  1 RB S
Apr. 18, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 2 RB S
Apr. 19, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 4 RB S
Apr. 20, 2010  Sunnyside/McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB  6 RB S
Apr. 22, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 25, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB  1 RB S
July 6, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1  RB S
July 23, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1  RB S
Sept. 28, 2010  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1  RB S
May 11, 2011  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 29, 2011  Medicine Hat, AB 1 JS 3P
Sept 17, 2011  Lacombe, AB 1 AF S
Apr. 1, 2012  Langley, BC 1 RB S
Apr. 23, 2012  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 4 RB S
Apr. 24, 2012  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 12, 2012  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 4 RB S
May 14, 2012  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 15, 2012  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 9, 2012  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB P
Apr. 24, 2013  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
Apr. 28, 2013  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 2 RB V
May 2, 2013  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 4, 2013  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 5, 2013  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 6, 2013  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 30, 2013  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 31, 2013  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 2 RB S
Sept. 10, 2013  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Apr. 22, 2014  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
Apr. 25, 2014  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 1, 2014  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 2 RB V
May 21, 2014  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 24, 2014  Millrise, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 29, 2014  Rosedale, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
June 3, 2014  Rotary Park, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
June 3, 2014  Rosedale, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
June 7, 2014  Fish Creek park, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
Sept. 24, 2014  Sunnyside, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
Sept. 24, 2014  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
Apr. 21, 2015  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 4 RB P, S
Apr. 22, 2015  Midnapore, Calgary, AB 3 RB P, V
May 2, 2015  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 4, 2015  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 5, 2015  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 6, 2015  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB P
May 19, 2015  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 2 RB S, P
May 23, 2015  Millrise, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 25, 2015  Westmount, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
June 6, 2015  Midnapore, Calgary, AB 3 RB RK
April 29, 2016  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
May 2, 2016  Rotary Park, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 18, 2016  Stampede Park, Calgary, AB 1 RB P
May 24, 2016  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
June 1, 2016  Reader Rock Garden, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
May 2, 2017  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
May 5, 2017  Fish Creek Park, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
May 31, 2017  McHugh Bluff, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
June 7, 2017  Sunalta, Calgary, AB 1 RB V
May 5, 2018  Bower Ponds, Red Deer, AB 2 RB RK
Mar. 21, 2019  Inglewood, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Apr, 23, 2019  Prince's Island Park, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
May 29, 2019  Mills Estates, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
June 1, 2019  Evergreen, Calgary, AB 1 RB P
Sept. 11, 2019  Hillhurst, Calgary, AB 1 RB RK
Aug. 17, 2020  Southwood, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Sept. 18, 2020  Midnapore/Fish Crk Prk, Calgary, AB 6 RB V
Sept. 18, 2020  Sundance/Fish Creek Prk, Calgary, AB 2 RB V, RK
May 8, 2021  Grande Prairie, AB 1 JT 3P
         
         
 
 

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*Verification Abbreviations: V= visual, P = photograph, S = specimen, 3P = 3rd party photograph, ES = Expert Source RK=Road Kill    

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