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Abroscelis longipes lombardi
Naviaux, 1991 · Subspecies
Longipes Tiger Beetle
Description
Longipes Tiger Beetle, 12mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Nearctic — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 12 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Nearctic
- Distribution
- Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
- Countries
- Australia
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Chaudoir, 1860
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Greek *habrós* (delicate) + *skélos* (leg) — "delicate-legged".
FAQ
What is the Tenuipes Tiger Beetle?
*Abroscelis* Hope, 1838 is a small genus of six slender tiger beetles patrolling the intertidal and supratidal sand flats of East and Southeast Asia, from Japan and Korea south to Indonesia and the Philippines. Their extraordinarily long, delicate legs — the origin of the genus name, from Greek *hab
Where does the Tenuipes Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Australasian region. with records from Aust
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 72 · tier B_partial