partial NE subspecies Endemic · PH large ★ 6.8 Iridescent
Tricondyla gestroi gestroi
(Bates, 1874)
Common name: Gestroi Tiger Beetle
Distribution
Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah)
Provinces: Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah
Flight period
I Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Similar to: Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris
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X-IV (rainfall-triggered, Afrotropical wet season)
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Frequently asked
What is the Gestroi Tiger Beetle? ▾
Tricondyla are large, elongate tiger beetles of Oriental forests, their cylindrical bodies perfectly suited to life on the bark and branches of tropical trees. Nocturnal hunters, they move across dead trunks after dark, while their larvae develop hidden within bark burrows. With roughly 15 species
Where does the Gestroi Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in arboreal habitats. distributed across the Oriental+Afrotropical region. with records from Ph
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