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title: "Basterdzandloopkever"
description: "Cicindela hybrida — Insecten en spinnen. Cicindela hybrida, also known as the northern dune tiger beetle, has a wide distribution in the Palaearctic region."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-dune-tiger-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Basterdzandloopkever

> Cicindela hybrida — Insecten en spinnen. Cicindela hybrida, also known as the northern dune tiger beetle, has a wide distribution in the Palaearctic region.

- Scientific name: *Cicindela hybrida*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7786
- Wikidata: [Q239931](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239931)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367148](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367148)

## Names

- en: Northern Dune Tiger Beetle
- de: Dünen-Sandlaufkäfer
- fr: Cicindèle hybride
- nl: Basterdzandloopkever
- pl: Trzyszcz piaskowy

## Countries with the most observations

DE (1859), RU (1187), NL (643), FR (551), DK (522), PL (506), AT (276), UA (274), IT (245), LT (199), FI (187), BE (186)

## Summary

Cicindela hybrida, also known as the northern dune tiger beetle, has a wide distribution in the Palaearctic region. Cicindela hybrida hybrida is common in Central Europe, even in artificial habitats. In the UK, it is found in heath and dune habitats from April to October and is a medium-sized beetle (12-15mm).
The species is divided into the following subspecies:

Cicindela hybrida hybrida Linnaeus, 1758
Cicindela hybrida kozhantshikovi Lutshnik, 1924
Cicindela hybrida magyarica Roeschke, 1891
Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia Mandl, 1935
Cicindela hybrida transversalis Dejean, 1822

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicindela_hybrida

## Photo

![Basterdzandloopkever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-dune-tiger-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/274011980

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-dune-tiger-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).