Cephalota hispanica
Spanish Tiger Beetle
Palearctic IUCN VU
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Rambur, 1837)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
12.5 mm
Habitat
saline-flat
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Cephalota, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1882 Body medium (8–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. **Head distinctly large, wider than pronotum and proportionally larger than in most Cicindelina** — diagnos
Similar taxa: Resembles *Calomera*, *Cicindela*, *Cosmodela*
Etymology
From Greek *kephalḗ* (head) + suffix -ota — "head-bearing" or "head-prominent".
Seasonal activity
Active April–June (peak May)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V
Distribution
Spain (Cadiz, Toledo, Portugal (Algarve)
Countries: ES · PT
Provinces / states: Cadiz · Toledo · Portugal (Algarve
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia