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Cicindela japana japana

Japana Tiger Beetle

Motschulsky, 1858

Junior synonyms: japonica Guérin-Méneville, 1847, aeneoopaca Motschulsky, 1860, aeneocuprea Chaudoir, 1865

Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

Motschulsky, 1858

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. [inherited from species]

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 June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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

Distribution

Russia (Far East), Japan, North Korea, China (Fujian, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), ?Hubei, ?Jilin, ?Laoning

Countries: China · Japan · South Korea · RU

Provinces / states: Far East · Fujian · Gansu · Heilongjiang · Hubei · Jiangsu · Jilin · Liaoning · Nei Mongol · Qinghai · Shaanxi · Sichuan · Yunnan · Zhejiang