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Calomera littoralis

Shore Tiger Beetle

Fabricius, 1787

Palearctic IUCN LC

Rank

Species

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.

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

France (Vendee), Spain (Almeria, Cadiz, Zaragoza, Madrid, Toledo, Albacete, Huesca, Tarragona, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Cantabrico, Balearic Isl.: Mallorca), Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya

Countries: FR · ES · PT · MA · DZ · TN · LY

Provinces / states: Vendee · Almeria · Cadiz · Zaragoza · Madrid · Toledo · Albacete · Huesca · Tarragona · Aveiro · Leiria · Coimbra · Cantabrico · Balearic Isl.