Calomera lugens lugens
Lugens Tiger Beetle
Palearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
(Klug, 1832)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
9
Data level
partial
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 April–June (peak May)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
Turkey, Greece (Rhodes, Dodecanese), Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran
Countries: TR · GR · CY · IL · LB · SY · JO · IQ · Iran
Provinces / states: Rhodes · Dodecanese
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia