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partial NE subspecies Endemic · PT medium ★ 6.3 Iridescent

Cicindela lusitanica lusitanica

Mandl, 1935

Common name: Lusitanica Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic
Countries
1
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Portugal (Leiria, Lisboa, Setubal)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Leiria, Lisboa, Setubal

Flight period

I

Active April–June (peak May)

Similar to: Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cosmodela
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IV-VI (spring, Iberian endemism)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Cicindela lusitanica silvaticoides (Mandl, 1935)

Data quality: 78/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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Among Africa's most specialized tiger beetles, Cicindela (Austrocicindela) haunts the bark and wood of forest trees rather than open ground — a rare arboreal lifestyle in the family. Nocturnal hunters, their larvae develop in burrows within bark. This small subgenus of four species represents a st
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It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Po
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