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partial NE subspecies medium ★ 5.8 Iridescent

Calomera lugens lugens

(Klug, 1832)

Common name: Lugens Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic
Countries
9
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Turkey, Greece (Rhodes, Dodecanese), Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Rhodes, Dodecanese

Flight period

I

Active April–June (peak May)

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

IV-IX (seasonally predictable)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] lunulata (Fabricius, 1798) (Fabricius, 1798)

Originally described as lunulata (Fabricius, 1798); transferred to Calomera · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela lunulata (Fabricius, 1798) [basionym]

Data quality: 61/100  ·  Source: GBIF; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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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 Lunulate Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Morocc
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