Cicindela campestris: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Cicindela campestris Cicindela campestris

Where the cicindela campestris lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 42,029 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Cicindela campestris
Group	Beetles
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae

Where does the cicindela campestris live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cicindela campestris in 19 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the cicindela campestris?

The cicindela campestris (Cicindela campestris) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Carabidae, genus Cicindela. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cicindela campestris

Cicindela campestris, commonly called the green tiger beetle, is a widespread Eurasian species of tiger beetle. It is the type species of the large genus Cicindela.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cicindela campestris (revision 1372559840), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q717055 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).