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Neochila upangwana

Werner, 2001

Common name: Upangwana Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Afrotropical
Countries
3
Body length
10 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
II
III
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V
VI
VII
VIII
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X
XI
XII

VI-X (rainfall-triggered, variable)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] leucosticta leucosticta (Bates, 1878) (Bates, 1878)

Originally described as leucosticta leucosticta (Bates, 1878); transferred to Neolaphyra · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela leucosticta leucosticta (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Data quality: 58/100  ·  Source: GBIF; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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Neolaphyra is a small Mediterranean tiger beetle genus of four species, its metallic, spotted adults haunting bare sandy and clay-loam substrates under the cover of darkness. Found across North Africa — Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia — with outposts in southern Spain and Sardinia, it represents a relic
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It specialises in saline flat habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from N
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