Cicindela caucasica

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Cicindela caucasica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. caucasica
Binomial name
Cicindela caucasica
M.Adams, 1817
Synonyms
  • Calomera caucasica
  • Cicindela adamsiBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela destitutaBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela disapicalisBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela dishumeralisBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela dismarginalisBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela inhumeralisBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela subapicalisBeuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela araxicolaReitter, 1889
  • Cicindela anatolicaMotschulsky, 1860
  • Cicindela arabicaDejean, 1831
  • Cicindela strigataDejean, 1825

Cicindela caucasica is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. [1] Its habitat consists of sandy river beaches.

This species is similar to Cicindela sturmii , but is smaller and is easily distinguished by the shape of its aedeagus. [2]

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