Myriochila melancholica melancholica
Melancholica Tiger Beetle
Junior synonyms: aegyptiaca (Dejean, 1825), ludia (Dejean, 1831), hopei (Gistl, 1837), dentilabris (Chaudoir, 1844), hesperica (Motschulsky, 1849), tantilla (Boheman, 1848)
Palearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
(Fabricius, 1798)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
12 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
20
Data level
complete
Etymology
From Greek *myríos* (countless) + *cheíla* — "many-lipped" or many-toothed labrum.
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VIII
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
Countries: United Arab Emirates · AF · DZ · ES · FR · GR · IL · IQ · Iran · IT · JO · LY · MA · OM · PT · RS · SA · SY · TN · TR
Provinces / states: Algarve
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia