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Cicindela maritima

Dejean, 1822

Common name: Maritime Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic
Countries
21
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

France, Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia (C+S European Territory, Altai, W Siberia), Kazakhstan

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: C+S European Territory, Altai, W Siberia

Flight period

I

Active April–October

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

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

Key diagnostic characters

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.

Confidence profile

geo:H|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Cicindela maritima impercepta (Dejean, 1822)

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

Frequently asked

What is the Dune 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 Dune Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from France, Belgiu