Sophiodela okinawana
Okinawana Tiger Beetle
Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Wiesner, 2020
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
19 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Sophiodela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Sophiodela* Naviaux, 1994 Body medium (8–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Cylindera*, *Hipparidium*, *Chaetotaxis*
Etymology
Named after S. Nakane's wife Sophie (or honor name) + Cicindel- stem; coined by Nakane 1955.
Seasonal activity
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VIII
Distribution
Japan (Amami Oshima, Okinawa)
Countries: Japan
Provinces / states: Amami Oshima · Okinawa
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia