''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 . It is black in colour with a blue tinge, more pronounced on the underside, and sometimes appears with a bronze sheen.
The beetle occurs throughout Europe with the exception of the Mediterranean and the extreme north.
In the UK, it is found in England. The beetle has been given priority status under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) and has been included in the English Nature's Species Recovery Programme.
The beetle population has declined in England by 65% over 40 years. The beetle's traditional stronghold is on the
Dorset heaths where there are at least 4 populations, and also persists in two populations on the Surrey heaths.
The distribution list is
Albania,
Andorra,
Austria,
Belarus,
Belgium,
Bosnia Herzegovina,
China
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,
Croatia, the
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland, mainland
France,
Germany,
Great Britain,
Hungary (doubtful),
Ireland,
Kaliningrad,
Kazakhstan,
Latvia
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,
Liechtenstein,
Lithuania
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,
Luxembourg,
Mongolia, the
Netherlands,
North Korea,
North Macedonia, mainland
Norway,
Poland,
Romania (doubtful),
Russia,
,
Slovenia, mainland
Spain,
Sweden
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Turkey and
Ukraine.
References
sylvatica
Beetles described in 1758
Beetles of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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