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partial LC subspecies medium ★ 5.8 Iridescent

Cicindela campestris schrammi

Linnaeus, 1758

Common name: Green Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic / Oriental
Countries
24
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, N Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Russia (European, Siberian, Far East), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China (Xinjiang, Heilongjiang), N Korea, Japan

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: European, Siberian, Far East, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang

Flight period

I

Active April–October (peak May–Sep)

Similar to: Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Cicindela campestris siculorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Data quality: 87/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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What is the Green Tiger Beetle? ▾
Among Africa's most specialized tiger beetles, Cicindela (Austrocicindela) haunts the bark and wood of forest trees rather than open ground — a rare arboreal lifestyle in the family. Nocturnal hunters, their larvae develop in burrows within bark. This small subgenus of four species represents a st
Where does the Green Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic / Oriental region. with records from F
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