Heath tiger beetle

(Cicindela sylvatica)

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Description

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 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Carabidae
Genus:Cicindela
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