Habroscelimorpha californica brevihamata
California Tiger Beetle
Nearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
(LeConte, 1856)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
14.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Habroscelimorpha, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883 Body medium (9–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation. [inherited from species]
Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Cicindela*, *Cicindelidia*
Etymology
From Greek *habrós* (delicate, graceful) + *skélos* (leg) + *morphḗ* (form) — "of delicate-legged form".
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
USA (Arizona)
Countries: United States
Provinces / states: Arizona
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia
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