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partial NE subspecies Endemic · AU medium Iridescent

Abroscelis psammodroma psammodroma

(Chaudoir, 1860)

Common name: Psammodroma Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Australasian
Countries
1
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Antennaria, Archidela, Caledonica
II
III
IV
V
VI
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VIII
IX
X
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XII

IV-IX (seasonally predictable)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] psammodroma reductescripta (Bates, 1892) (Bates, 1892)

Originally described as psammodroma reductescripta (Bates, 1892); transferred to Abroscelis

Synonym: Cicindela reductescripta | Cicindela psammodroma reductescripta (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Data quality: 48/100  ·  Source: matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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What is the Psammodroma Tiger Beetle? ▾
Abroscelis Hope, 1838 is a small genus of six slender tiger beetles patrolling the intertidal and supratidal sand flats of East and Southeast Asia, from Japan and Korea south to Indonesia and the Philippines. Their extraordinarily long, delicate legs — the origin of the genus name, from Greek *hab
Where does the Psammodroma Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Australasian region. with records fro
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