Cicindela caucasica

Cicindela caucasica
Scientific classification
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 adamsi Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela destituta Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela disapicalis Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela dishumeralis Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela dismarginalis Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela inhumeralis Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela subapicalis Beuthin, 1893
  • Cicindela araxicola Reitter, 1889
  • Cicindela anatolica Motschulsky, 1860
  • Cicindela arabica Dejean, 1831
  • Cicindela strigata Dejean, 1825

Cicindela caucasica is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. 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.