''Cicindela chinensis'', commonly known as the Chinese tiger beetle, is a species of ''
Cicindela
''Cicindela'', commonly known as common tiger beetles, are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodi ...
'' native to
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
.
Subspecies
*''Cicindela chinensis:''
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Cicindela chinensis chinensis - Nominate subspecies
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Cicindela chinensis japonica'' - Japanese Tiger Beetle
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Cicindela chinensis flammifera''
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chinensis
Beetles described in 1774
Taxa named by Charles De Geer
Beetles of Asia
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no:Cicindela japonica
vi:Cicindela japonica