Narrow-mouth Ground Beetle vs Alpine Tiger Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Narrow-mouth Ground Beetle Alpine Tiger Beetle
Scientific Name Abax parallelepipedus Cicindela gallica
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Carabidae Cicindelidae
Size 18-22 mm 12-15 mm
Habitat Woodlands Grasslands
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Western and Central Europe Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Narrow-mouth Ground Beetle

A large, shiny black ground beetle with a distinctive parallel-sided body shape. It is one of the most common large carabids in European woodlands, active at night under logs and stones.

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Did You Know?

Its perfectly rectangular body shape is so precise and regular that it was given the species name 'parallelepipedus,' meaning resembling a geometric parallelepiped.

Alpine Tiger Beetle

A fast-running predatory beetle of dry alpine grasslands and rocky paths. Its greenish-bronze coloration provides camouflage on sun-baked ground.

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Did You Know?

It runs so fast while hunting that it temporarily goes blind and must stop to re-locate its prey.