Green tiger beetle
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Cicindela campestris, commonly called the green tiger beetle is a widespread Eurasian species of tiger beetle. It is the type species of the large genus Cicindela. Adults are 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in) long. The elytra and thorax are green, varying in tone from light to dark, spotted with cream-coloured patches, and in bright sunlight are somewhat iridescent. The eyes are blackish; the legs are brown with whitish hairs.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Coleoptera | |
| family | Carabidae | |
| genus | Cicindela | |
| species | C. campestris |
