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Cicindela sylvatica

Forest Tiger Beetle

Linnaeus, 1758

Junior synonyms: silvatica auct., similis Westhoff, 1881, fennica Beuthin, 1890

Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NT

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 May–September (peak May–Aug)

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

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

Countries: AT · BE · CH · China · CZ · DE · DK · EE · FI · FR · HU · Japan · South Korea · LT · LV · NL · NO · PL · RO · RU · SE · SI · SK · TR · UA

Provinces / states: N · C+S European Territory · Altai · W+E Siberia · Far East