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Heath Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sylvatica

275Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb1
Mar1
Apr5
May28
Jun81
Jul83
Aug19
Sep6
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England144
2Surrey England98
3Aberdeenshire Scotland3
272 England3 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
275
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Cicindela sylvatica
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
276
Most recorded in
Dorset, Surrey
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Cicindela
Name with authority
Cicindela sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1766752 · GBIF 4480480