Cicindela campestris, commonly called the green tiger beetle,[1] is a widespread Eurasian species of tiger beetle. It is the type species of the large genus Cicindela.
Adults are typically 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in) long. The elytra and thorax are green, varying in tone from light to dark, spotted with cream-coloured patches, and in bright sunlight are somewhat iridescent. The eyes are blackish; the legs are brown with whitish hairs. The antennae are long and straight, not clubbed.
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The adults are sun-loving. They live in places with dry soils (sandy or chalky), mostly between May and October at the latitude of Britain. Like other tiger beetles, they run fast on their long legs and are most often seen on bare ground, in Britain typically on heathermoorland. They can fly fast, making a loud buzzing noise.[2] It can run at speeds of 60 cm per second.[3]
Distributionedit
Cicindela campestris is distributed across Europe from Spain in the southwest to Finland in the northeast. Most records are from the UK, Germany, Austria and the south of Sweden. In Britain, records are mainly from dry sandy or heathy areas such as the heathlands of Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset, and the mountains and moorlands of the Scottish Highlands.[4]
Subspeciesedit
The species is divided into several subspecies:
Cicindela campestris atlantis Mandl, 1944
Cicindela campestris balearica Sydow, 1934
Cicindela campestris cyprensis Hlisnikowsky, 1929
Cicindela campestris nigrita Dejean, 1825
Cicindela campestris olivieria Brullé, 1832
Cicindela campestris palustris Motschulsky, 1840
Cicindela campestris pontica Fischer von Waldheim, 1825
Cicindela campestris saphyrina Gené, 1836
Cicindela campestris siculorum Schilder, 1953
Cicindela campestris suffriani Loew, 1943
Cicindela campestris calabrica Mandl, 1944
Ecologyedit
The mollicute bacterium species Entomoplasma freundtii (Entomoplasmatales, Entomoplasmataceae) can be isolated from the green tiger beetle.[5]
cicindela, campestris, commonly, called, green, tiger, beetle, widespread, eurasian, species, tiger, beetle, type, species, large, genus, cicindela, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, co. Cicindela campestris commonly called the green tiger beetle 1 is a widespread Eurasian species of tiger beetle It is the type species of the large genus Cicindela Cicindela campestris Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Coleoptera Family Cicindelidae Genus Cicindela Species C campestris Binomial name Cicindela campestrisLinnaeus 1758 Mating pair Male grips female at back of thorax with his pale coloured mandibles Contents 1 Adult 2 Behaviour 3 Distribution 4 Subspecies 5 Ecology 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksAdult editAdults are typically 12 15 millimetres 0 47 0 59 in long The elytra and thorax are green varying in tone from light to dark spotted with cream coloured patches and in bright sunlight are somewhat iridescent The eyes are blackish the legs are brown with whitish hairs The antennae are long and straight not clubbed nbsp Close upBehaviour editThe adults are sun loving They live in places with dry soils sandy or chalky mostly between May and October at the latitude of Britain Like other tiger beetles they run fast on their long legs and are most often seen on bare ground in Britain typically on heather moorland They can fly fast making a loud buzzing noise 2 It can run at speeds of 60 cm per second 3 Distribution editCicindela campestris is distributed across Europe from Spain in the southwest to Finland in the northeast Most records are from the UK Germany Austria and the south of Sweden In Britain records are mainly from dry sandy or heathy areas such as the heathlands of Surrey Hampshire and Dorset and the mountains and moorlands of the Scottish Highlands 4 Subspecies editThe species is divided into several subspecies Cicindela campestris atlantis Mandl 1944 Cicindela campestris balearica Sydow 1934 Cicindela campestris cyprensis Hlisnikowsky 1929 Cicindela campestris nigrita Dejean 1825 Cicindela campestris olivieria Brulle 1832 Cicindela campestris palustris Motschulsky 1840 Cicindela campestris pontica Fischer von Waldheim 1825 Cicindela campestris saphyrina Gene 1836 Cicindela campestris siculorum Schilder 1953 Cicindela campestris suffriani Loew 1943 Cicindela campestris calabrica Mandl 1944Ecology editThe mollicute bacterium species Entomoplasma freundtii Entomoplasmatales Entomoplasmataceae can be isolated from the green tiger beetle 5 Notes edit Zicha Ondrej BioLib Biological library www biolib cz Retrieved 2022 11 16 Chinery M page 110 Wright Jacqueline Beetles on Shotover PDF www shotover wildlife org uk Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 23 October 2014 Encyclopedia of Life Cicindela campestris EOL Retrieved June 13 2012 Tully JG Whitcomb RF Hackett KJ Williamson DL Laigret F Carle P Bove JM Henegar RB Ellis NM Dodge DE Adams J 1998 Entomoplasma freundtii sp nov a new species from a green tiger beetle Coleoptera Cicindelidae International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 48 4 1197 204 doi 10 1099 00207713 48 4 1197 PMID 9828421 References editChinery Michael Collins Complete Guide to British Insects Collins 2005 ISBN 978 0 00 729899 0External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cicindela campestris Opus 43 Cicindela Campestris by Stephen Andrew Rawle ARKive The Guardian Country diary The Linnean Collections nbsp This tiger beetle related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cicindela campestris amp oldid 1125265332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
