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partial NE subspecies Endemic · JP medium ★ 5.8 Iridescent

Calomera angulata angulata

(Fabricius, 1787)

Common name: Angled Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Oriental / Palearctic
Countries
15
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Afghanistan, Pakistan (Punjab), Nepal, India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia (Malacca), Indonesia (Sumatra, Sumbawa, Borneo), Philippines (Luzon), Taiwan, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Gujarat +34 more

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Calochroa, Cosmodela, Jundlandia
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

IV-IX (seasonally predictable, temperate zone)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) (Bates, 1874)

Originally described as angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874); transferred to Calomera · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Data quality: 89/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology; UniyalBhargav2007Shivalik  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-14

Frequently asked

What is the Angled Tiger Beetle? ▾
Calomera Motschulsky, 1862 is a medium-to-large Old World tiger beetle genus of roughly 40 species, distributed across the Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. These nocturnal beetles favour open, dry habitats including coastal sandy shores, saltmarsh margins, and riverine sands. Their
Where does the Angled Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Oriental / Palearctic region. with records from