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Cicindela campestris nigrita
Linnaeus, 1758 · Subspecies
Green Tiger Beetle
Description
Green Tiger Beetle, 14mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Palearctic / Oriental — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 14 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Palearctic / Oriental
- Distribution
- France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain…
- Countries
- Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey
- Conservation
- LC
- Described by
- Linnaeus, 1758
Phenology
Active April–October (peak May–Sep)
Etymology
From Latin *cicindela* (glow-worm, firefly) — used by Pliny the Elder for luminous insects; refers to the iridescent elytra (feminine).
FAQ
What is the Green 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 Green Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic / Oriental region. with records from F
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist · IUCN
Data quality score: 87 · tier A_verified