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Hypaetha copulata

(Bates, 1892)

Common name: Copulata Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic / Oriental
Countries
3
Body length
15 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Iran (Bushire), Pakistan (Sind), Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Bushire, Sind

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

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

IV-IX (spring-summer, ORI/PAL transition)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Hypaetha* LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851 Body small to medium (8–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat

Precise distribution

IR, PK, SA

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] copulata copulata (Bates, 1892) (Bates, 1892)

Originally described as copulata copulata (Bates, 1892); transferred to Hypaetha · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela copulata copulata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Data quality: 83/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Copulata Tiger Beetle? ▾
Hypaetha LeConte, 1860 is a medium-sized tiger beetle genus of roughly eleven species inhabiting open sandy shores across the Old World, from the Red Sea and East African coast through South and Southeast Asia. These nocturnal hunters are built for life on bare sand, with a cylindrical, darkly pig
Where does the Copulata Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic / Oriental region. with records
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