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partial NT subspecies Endemic · PT medium ★ 6.6 Iridescent

Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica

Linnaeus, 1758

Common name: Wood Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic / Oriental
Countries
25
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Andorra, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, Russia (N, C+S European Territory, Altai, W+E Siberia, Far East), Kazakhstan, N and S China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Japan, Korea

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: N, C+S European Territory, Altai, W+E Siberia, Far East

Flight period

I

Active May–August (peak Jun–Jul)

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

V,VI,VII,VIII,IX

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Cicindela sylvicola (Dejean, 1822)

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

Frequently asked

What is the Sylvicola 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 Sylvicola Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Port
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