Ambalia satura
Satura Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Fairmaire, 1871)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial
Diagnosis & identification
Second species in genus Ambalia; distinguished from A. aberrans by characters described in Rivalier (1965) and Moravec (2010); metallic coloration with subquadrate labrum
Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Cicindela*, *Cicindelidia*
Etymology
Etymology obscure; possibly from local Madagascan place-name (Ambalia).
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
Madagascar
Countries: Madagascar
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia