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Calochroa flavomaculata lorenzi

Flavomaculata Tiger Beetle

(Hope, 1831)

Oriental / Palearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

(Hope, 1831)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

14.5 mm

Habitat

open-ground

Activity

diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Diagnosis & identification

genae glabrous; pronotum wholly glabrous incl. margins; 3 elytral spots curved (basal deflected to margin); robust (cf. slender sexpunctata)

Similar taxa: Resembles *Calomera*, *Cosmodela*, *Jundlandia*

Etymology

From Greek *kalós* (beautiful) + *chróa/chroia* (colour, skin) — "beautiful colour", referring to brilliantly coloured dorsum.

Seasonal activity

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII

Distribution

Pakistan, Nepal, India (Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Taiwan), Philippines

Countries: Bangladesh · China · India · Laos · Sri Lanka · Myanmar · Nepal · Philippines · Pakistan · Thailand · Taiwan · Vietnam

Provinces / states: Andaman and Nicobar Isl. · Assam · Himachal Pradesh · Jharkhand · Karnataka · Kerala · Tamil Nadu · Maharashtra · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Odisha · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Uttarakhand · West Bengal · Fujian · Guangdong · Guangxi · Guizhou · Hainan · Henan · Hunan · Jiangxi · Jilin · Liaoning · Taiwan