Heath tiger beetle  (Cicindela sylvatica)

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Description

Cicindela sylvatica is the largest tiger beetle (2). It is bluish-black in colour, with a bronze sheen, and a metallic blue underside (2). The patterns on the wing cases ('elytra') are characteristic of the species (2), and the black upper lip (labrum) with its clear central ridge distinguishes it from all other tiger beetles (4).

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