Calomera caucasica
Caucasica Tiger Beetle
Junior synonyms: strigata (Dejean, 1825), arabica (Dejean, 1831), anatolica (Motschulsky, 1859), araxicola (Reitter, 1889)
Palearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Wiesner, 2008
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
8
Data level
complete
Diagnosis & identification
Head densely covered with long setae on genae. Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Cephalota*, *Cicindela*, *Cosmodela*
Etymology
From Greek *kalós* (beautiful) + *mérē*/*méros* (part/thigh) — "beautiful-thighed" or "of beautiful parts".
Seasonal activity
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VI
Distribution
Turkey (C + E Anatolia), Armenia, ?Azerbaijan, ?Georgia, ?Russia (Kavkaz), ?Iran, Iraq, Syria
Countries: TR · AM · AZ · GE · RU · Iran · IQ · SY
Provinces / states: C + E Anatolia · Kavkaz
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia