Cicindela sylvatica

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Cicindelinae
Tribus: Cicindelini
Subtribus: Cicindelina
Genus: Cicindela
Subgenus: Cicindela (Cicindela)
Species: Cicindela sylvatica
Name

Cicindela sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: Europe

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 407. Reference page.

Links

Cicindela sylvatica Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
Cicindela sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758
ZooBank: AD909CDB-333A-409F-930B-A122F04EFD66

Vernacular names
čeština: Svižník lesní
Deutsch: Wald-Sandlaufkäfer
English: Wood tiger beetle
français: Cicindèle des bois
lietuvių: Miškinis šoklys
македонски: Шумски песочник
Nederlands: Boszandloopkever
polski: Trzyszcz leśny
русский: Скакун лесной
svenska: Skogssandjägare

Cicindela sylvatica is a tiger beetle, commonly known as the wood tiger beetle or heath tiger beetle. It is the largest of the British tiger beetles[1] with a length of between 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in). It is black in colour with a blue tinge, more pronounced on the underside, and sometimes appears with a bronze sheen.[2]

The beetle occurs throughout Europe with the exception of the Mediterranean and the extreme north.[3] In the UK, it is found in England. The beetle has been given priority status under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) and has been included in the English Nature's Species Recovery Programme.[2] The beetle population has declined in England by 65% over 40 years. The beetle's traditional stronghold is on the Dorset heaths where there are at least 4 populations, and also persists in two populations on the Surrey heaths.[3]

The distribution list is Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary (doubtful), Ireland, Kaliningrad, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mongolia, the Netherlands, North Korea, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania (doubtful), Russia,[4] Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine.[5][6]
References

Royal Entomological Society of London (1979). Handbooks for the identification of British insects. Royal Entomological Society. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
"ARKive - Heath tiger beetle videos, photos and facts - Cicindela sylvatica". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
"UK Priority Species data collation Cicindela sylvatica" (PDF).
"Cicindela sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758". Retrieved June 30, 2012.
"Cicindela (Cicindela) sylvatica Linne, 1758". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
"Cicindela (Cicindela) sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved December 24, 2013.