''Cicindela aphrodisia'' is a species of

tiger beetle Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...

. This species is found in Sicily, Italy, Greece, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Cyprus.Catalogue of Life: Cicindela (Calomera) aphrodisia
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Subspecies

* ''Cicindela aphrodisia aphrodisia'' (Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey) * ''Cicindela aphrodisia cretensis'' (Romano & Sparacio, 2018) (Greece) * ''Cicindela aphrodisia cypricola'' Mandl, 1981 (Greece, Turkey, Cyprus) * ''Cicindela aphrodisia panormitana'' Ragusa, 1906 (Sicily, Italy)

References

aphrodisia The Aphrodisia festival (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίσια) was an annual festival held in Ancient Greece in honor of the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Πάνδημος). It took place in several Ancient ...

Beetles described in 1864 {{Cicindelidae-stub