Cicindela japana yezoana

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 *Calomera*, *Cephalota*, *Cosmodela*

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–June (peak May)

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

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia