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Calomera lugens cypricola
Werner, 2000 · Subspecies
Lugens Tiger Beetle
Description
Lugens Tiger Beetle, 13mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Palearctic — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 13 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Palearctic
- Distribution
- Turkey, Greece (Rhodes, Dodecanese), Cyprus, Israel…
- Countries
- Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Klug, 1832
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Greek *kalós* (beautiful) + *mérē*/*méros* (part/thigh) — "beautiful-thighed" or "of beautiful parts".
FAQ
What is the Lugens Tiger Beetle?
*Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862 is a medium-to-large Old World tiger beetle genus of roughly 40 species, distributed across the Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. These nocturnal beetles favour open, dry habitats including coastal sandy shores, saltmarsh margins, and riverine sands. Their
Where does the Lugens Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Turkey, Gr
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 61 · tier B_partial