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Callytron yuasai okinawense
Wiesner, 2016 · Subspecies
Yuasai Tiger Beetle
Description
Yuasai Tiger Beetle, 14mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Oriental — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 14 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Oriental
- Distribution
- South Korea, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Isl.)
- Countries
- South Korea, Japan
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Wiesner, 2016
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Etymology
From Greek *kallytron* (a broom, brush) — referring to setose mouth-parts or pronotum.
FAQ
What is the Yuasai Tiger Beetle?
*Callytron* Gistl, 1848 is a medium-sized tiger beetle genus of roughly eleven species distributed across a remarkable combined range spanning the Palaearctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions. These metallic, depressed beetles favour open wet habitats, foraging nocturnally across bare soil and mu
Where does the Yuasai Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Oriental region. with records from South Korea,
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 58 · tier C_gbif_only