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Habroscelimorpha auraria

(Perty, 1830)

Common name: Golden Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Neotropical / Palearctic
Countries
4
Body length
14.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Colombia, Costa Rica, Lesser Antilles (Bonaire, Curacao), Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Panama

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Bonaire, Curacao

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

IV-IX (seasonally predictable, temperate zone)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883 Body medium (9–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] auraria auraria (Perty, 1830) (Perty, 1830)

Originally described as auraria auraria (Perty, 1830); transferred to Habroscelimorpha · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela auraria auraria (Perty, 1830) [basionym]

Data quality: 81/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1883 is a genus of roughly twenty tiger beetle species tied to coastal and saline habitats, where intertidal and supratidal sands serve as both foraging ground and larval nursery. These medium-to-large beetles (12–17 mm) wear a pale metallic livery patterned with cont
Where does the Golden Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Neotropical / Palearctic region. with records f
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