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Cicindela maroccana

Fabricius, 1781

Common name: Maroccana Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic
Countries
5
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Portugal (Faro), Spain (Cadiz, Sevilla, Malaga, Gibraltar), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Faro, Cadiz, Sevilla, Malaga, Gibraltar

Flight period

I

Active April–June (peak May)

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

IV-VI (spring, Iberian wetlands)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — Cicindela Linnaeus, 1758 Type genus of Cicindelidae. Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.

Confidence profile

geo:H|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Cicindela maroccana maroccana (Fabricius, 1781)

Data quality: 85/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Maroccana Tiger Beetle? ▾
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
Where does the Maroccana Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Port
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