Cicindela chinensis japonica, commonly known as the Japanese tiger beetle, is a subspecies of cicindela chinensis ground beetles native to Asia.[1] It is an aggressive hunter that can reach speeds of up to 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) per hour.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
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| Subspecies: | C. c. japonica
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| Trinomial name | |
| Cicindela chinensis japonica Thunberg, 1781
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References
edit- ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
External links
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Data related to Cicindela chinensis japonica at Wikispecies
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