''Cicindela chinensis japonica'', commonly known as the Japanese tiger beetle, is a subspecies of

cicindela chinensis ''Cicindela chinensis'', commonly known as the Chinese tiger beetle, is a species of ''Cicindela'' native from Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own righ ...

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it i ...

s native to

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. It is an aggressive hunter that can reach speeds of up to per hour.

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*This article incorporates information from the Norwegian Wikipedia. * * japonica Beetles described in 1781 {{Cicindelinae-stub