Hypaetha ornatipennis
Ornatipennis Tiger Beetle
Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
15 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Hypaetha, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
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
Similar taxa: Resembles *Calochroa*, *Calomera*, *Cosmodela*
Etymology
From Greek *hypaíthrios* (under the open sky, exposed) — referring to habitat preference for open ground.
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VIII
Distribution
Iran (Belutschistan), Pakistan
Countries: Iran · Pakistan
Provinces / states: Belutschistan
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia