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partial NE species Endemic · CN large ★ 6.8 Iridescent

Cosmodela separata

Wiesner, 2008

Common name: Separata Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic / Oriental
Countries
2
Body length
18 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

China (Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Shanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Vietnam

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Shanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang

Flight period

I

Active January–December (year-round)

Similar to: Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
II
III
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V
VI
VII
VIII
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XII

I-XII (year-round activity)

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