ARKive - Heath tiger beetle - Cicindela sylvatica- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Heath tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica)

Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris)
This species is the commonest British tiger beetle. All tiger beetles are long-legged and fast-running. When disturbed they make fast... More 16 Images 4 Videos
Dune tiger beetle (Cicindela maritima)
The dune tiger beetle was once thought to be a subspecies of the very similar species Cincindela hybrida, but is now recognised as a species... More 5 Images 1 Video
Cliff tiger beetle (Cicindela germanica)
The cliff tiger beetle is the smallest tiger beetle in Britain. It is typically dull green in colour with a coppery sheen, but it may... More 4 Images 1 Video
Northeastern beach tiger beetle (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis)
Information on the northeastern beach tiger beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana)
Information on the Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 7 Images 0 videos
Puritan tiger beetle (Cicindela puritana)
Like other tiger beetles (Cicindela species), the Puritan tiger beetle (Cicindela puritana) is named for its tiger-like hunting behaviour... More 5 Images 0 videos
Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela limbata albissima)
The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is a subspecies of the tiger beetle Cicindela limbata. It has striking colouration; the large wing... More 5 Images 4 Videos
Crucifix ground beetle (Panagaeus crux-major)
This rare beetle is largely black and very bristly. In shape, it has a characteristic bug-eyed appearance and a broad thorax. The English... More 4 Images 0 videos
Tiger beetle (Lophyra histrio)
Like many other species of tiger beetle, the eye-catching Lophyra histrio has attractive markings and a striking metallic colouration. ... More 3 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Anisodactylus poeciloides)
This beetle is of 'medium' size (in beetle terms), with an attractive colouration and the 'typical' ground beetle shape. The colour ranges... More 1 Image 0 videos
Edmond's ground beetle (Tachys edmondsi)
This ground beetle is brownish-black, and one of the smallest ground beetles in the UK. It takes its name from an eminent entomologist who... More 2 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Pterostichus aterrimus)
Pterostichus aterrimus is a large and shiny black ground beetle that has curved edges to the pronotum. The wing cases (elytra) are covered... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ground beetle (Dromius sigma)
Ground beetles belonging to the genus Dromius are typically elongate, flattened beetles. Dromius sigma has a black head, and pale brown wing... More 2 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Harpalus froelichi)
This vulnerable ground beetle is black in colour, and has a long oval-shaped body with powerful mouthparts and relatively short legs. The... More 3 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Perileptus areolatus)
This ground beetle is the only member of the genus Perileptus that occurs in central Europe. It is a small, flat beetle, and the legs, and... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ground beetle (Anisodactylus nemorivagus)
This ground beetle is black in colour with reddish legs. The outer edges of the wing-cases (elytra) are covered in fine hairs and have a... More 1 Image 0 videos
Bombardier beetle (Brachinus crepitans)
The bombardier beetle is famous for its remarkable explosive defence system, in which a volatile liquid is ejected from the anus with an... More 7 Images 0 videos
Carabid beetle (Carabus olympiae)
A large, colourful beetle, Carabus olympiae is unusual in being endemic to just one small area of the Italian Alps. As in other ground... More 8 Images 0 videos
River shingle ground beetle (Lionychus quadrillum)
Lionychus quadrillum is a rare ground beetle that is easily recognised by the yellow spots on the black wing cases or ‘elytra’. The two... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ground beetle (Bembidion testaceum)
Bembidion testaceum is a predatory ground beetle that is very similar in appearances to other related Bembidion species. This is a genus of... More 1 Image 0 videos
Blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus)
A large and impressive beetle, the blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus) has an attractive metallic purple or blue sheen to it... More 12 Images 1 Video
Delta green ground beetle (Elaphrus viridis)
This tiny beetle is adorned with an opulent, metallic emerald-green hue, generally with bronze spots and pits on the elytra. Its oval shape... More 9 Images 1 Video
Kugelann's ground beetle (Poecilus kugelanni)
This ground beetle has a stout body, with long legs, and typically has a coppery coloured fore-body and green wing cases (elytra). In some... More 2 Images 2 Videos
Domino beetle (Anthia duodecimguttata)
The domino beetle (Anthia duodecimguttata) is a member of the Carabidae family, an insect group which contains an impressive 40,000 species... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ground beetle (Bembidion nigropiceum)
Unlike many members of the Bembidion genus, the largest genus of ground beetles in Britain, this blackish ground beetle does not have a... More 1 Image 1 Video
Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida)
This very handsome beetle is predominantly dark red all over its body, but there is a slight greenish sheen, as well as incomplete stripes... More 8 Images 0 videos
Elegant rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes elegans)
Information on the elegant rhinoceros beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Water beetle (Graphoderus bilineatus)
Information on Graphoderus bilineatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius)
The dor beetle, for many people, is the archetypal ‘beetle’. It has the classic beetle shape and colouration, being oval in shape with a... More 14 Images 0 videos
Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus)
Information on the Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos

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