Green tiger beetle of the tiger beetle (Carabidae) family is distributed throughout Eurasia. They are known for being an agile and ferocious predator, acquiring the name because of their metallic, shiny green body.
Size: 12 – 15 mm (0.47 – 0.59 inches)
Color: Its thorax and elytra are green varying from shades of light to dark with iridescent cream spots. The beetle also has brown legs with white hairs.
Other Characteristic Features: They have long and straight antennae that are not clubbed, alongcol3 long legs and powerful jaws.
They hatch in the burrows constructed in the soil by the adults. The larva goes through three instars, and before every molt, enlarging their burrows is one of their requirements. They also have strong mandibles that make hunting easy for them.
Not much detail about the pupa is available. The pupal stage occurs within the burrow where the larva inhabits.
The eggs are pale green and oval, mostly laid incol3 small burrows made by the parent beetles in the ground.
| Lifespan | Approximately two months |
| Distribution | Throughout Europe including Spain, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom (heathlands of Dorset, Surrey, Hampshire, and moorlands of Scottish Highlands), the southern part of Sweden, and Austria |
| Habitat | Heathland, dunes, sandy grassland, moorland; they mostly prefer dry soil regions |
| Common Predators | Birds, mites, robber flies, dragonflies, small vertebrates, and other tiger beetle species |
| Seasons active from | April – September |
| Diet of larvae and adults | Ant, spider, grasshoppers, and other small insects that they can drag into their burrows |
Green tiger beetle of the tiger beetle (Carabidae) family is distributed throughout Eurasia. They are known for being an agile and ferocious predator, acquiring the name because of their metallic, shiny green body.
Size: 12 – 15 mm (0.47 – 0.59 inches)
Color: Its thorax and elytra are green varying from shades of light to dark with iridescent cream spots. The beetle also has brown legs with white hairs.
Other Characteristic Features: They have long and straight antennae that are not clubbed, alongcol3 long legs and powerful jaws.
They hatch in the burrows constructed in the soil by the adults. The larva goes through three instars, and before every molt, enlarging their burrows is one of their requirements. They also have strong mandibles that make hunting easy for them.
Not much detail about the pupa is available. The pupal stage occurs within the burrow where the larva inhabits.
The eggs are pale green and oval, mostly laid incol3 small burrows made by the parent beetles in the ground.
| Lifespan | Approximately two months |
| Distribution | Throughout Europe including Spain, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom (heathlands of Dorset, Surrey, Hampshire, and moorlands of Scottish Highlands), the southern part of Sweden, and Austria |
| Habitat | Heathland, dunes, sandy grassland, moorland; they mostly prefer dry soil regions |
| Common Predators | Birds, mites, robber flies, dragonflies, small vertebrates, and other tiger beetle species |
| Seasons active from | April – September |
| Diet of larvae and adults | Ant, spider, grasshoppers, and other small insects that they can drag into their burrows |
