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Myriochila melancholica melancholica

(Fabricius, 1798)

Common name: Melancholica Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Palearctic
Countries
20
Body length
12 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Portugal (Algarve), Spain, Morocco, France, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Cyprus, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, many more

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Algarve

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
II
III
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IX
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IV-IX (seasonally predictable, estimated)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta (Werner, 1999)

Data quality: 90/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology; UniyalBhargav2007Shivalik  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-14

Frequently asked

What is the Melancholica Tiger Beetle? ▾
Myriochila Motschulsky, 1857 is a genus of roughly 30 metallic tiger beetles ranging across the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. These nocturnal hunters patrol bare, moist soils and open wetland margins, their large eyes adapted for low-light pursuit. Larvae develop in vertical burrows excavated
Where does the Melancholica Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records fro