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Cicindela hybrida

Northern Dune Tiger Beetle

Linnaeus, 1758

Palearctic / Oriental IUCN LC

Rank

Species

Authorship

Linnaeus, 1758

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

14 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Cicindela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Cicindela Linnaeus, 1758 Type genus of Cicindelidae. Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Calochroa*, *Calomera*

Etymology

From Latin *cicindela* (glow-worm, firefly) — used by Pliny the Elder for luminous insects; refers to the iridescent elytra (feminine).

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak Apr–Aug)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: IV-VIII

Distribution

France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, N Macedonia, Turkey, Russia (N+C+S European Territory, Altai, W Siberia), Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China (Xinjiang)

Countries: AT · BA · BE · BG · CH · China · CZ · DE · DK · FR · HR · HU · NL · PL · RO · RS · RU · SI · SK · TR

Provinces / states: N+C+S European Territory · Altai · W Siberia · Xinjiang