partial NE subspecies medium ★ 5.8 Iridescent
Cicindela altaica koschagachensis
Eschscholtz, 1829
Common name: Altaica Tiger Beetle
Distribution
Russia (W Siberia: Cisaltai Plain, Altai and Western Sayan Mountains)
Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandyProvinces: W Siberia, Altai and Western Sayan Mountains
Flight period
I Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Similar to: Resembles Apterodela, Cicindelidia, Cylindera
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VI-VIII (summer, Altai-C Asian montane)
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