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Cosmodela separata

Separata Tiger Beetle
Wiesner, 2008
Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Wiesner, 2008
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
18 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
partial

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Cosmodela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — *Cosmodela* Rivalier, 1961 Body medium (10–18 mm), robust-cursorial habitus, somewhat broader than typical Cicindelina. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Calomera*, *Cephalota*, *Cicindela*

Etymology

From Greek *kósmos* (ornament, world) + Cicindel- stem — "ornamented tiger beetle"; Rivalier 1961.

Seasonal activity

Active January–December (year-round)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: I-XII

Distribution

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

Countries: China · Vietnam

Provinces / states: Anhui · Fujian · Henan · Hubei · Hunan · Jiangsu · Shanghai · Shanxi · Yunnan · Zhejiang

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia