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Bennigsenium cosmemoides

Werner, 2001

Common name: Cosmemoides Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Afrotropical
Countries
2
Body length
15 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid

Flight period

I

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Ambalia, Calyptoglossa, Cicindela
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VI-X (rainfall-triggered, variable)

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