Cicindela chinensis japonica
Appearance
Cicindela chinensis japonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cicindelidae |
Genus: | Cicindela |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. c. japonica
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Trinomial name | |
Cicindela chinensis japonica Thunberg, 1781
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Cicindela chinensis japonica, commonly known as the Japanese tiger beetle, is a subspecies of cicindela chinensis ground beetles native to Asia.[1] It is an aggressive hunter that can reach speeds of up to 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) per hour.
References
[edit]- ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
External links
[edit]- This article incorporates information from the Norwegian Wikipedia.
- Media related to Cicindela japonica at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Cicindela chinensis japonica at Wikispecies