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Calomera littoralis peipingensis

Shore Tiger Beetle

Fabricius, 1787

Palearctic IUCN LC

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

Fabricius, 1787

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

13 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Diagnosis & identification

Head densely covered with long setae on genae. Body medium to large with setose sterna. [inherited from species]

Similar taxa: Resembles *Cephalota*, *Cicindela*, *Cosmodela*

Etymology

From Greek *kalós* (beautiful) + *mérē*/*méros* (part/thigh) — "beautiful-thighed" or "of beautiful parts".

Seasonal activity

Active May–October (peak May–Sep)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-IX

Distribution

Russia (E Siberia), China (Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shanxi, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Hong Kong), Mongolia (Ostgobi aimak, Mittelgobi aimak, Bajanchongoraimak)

Countries: RU · China · MN

Provinces / states: E Siberia · Beijing · Gansu · Guizhou · Hebei · Henan · Liaoning · Nei Mongol · Shanxi · Tianjin · Xinjiang · Hong Kong · Ostgobi aimak · Mittelgobi aimak · Bajanchongoraimak