Cicindela calligramma
| Cicindela calligramma | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. calligramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela calligramma Schaum, 1861 | |
Cicindela calligramma is a tiger beetle endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. They are 13 to 16 mm long with a green or coppery brown body and three prominent yellowish markings. The ground colour varies a lot. They are found on the ground inside thin forest. They can be confused with Cicindela guttata which has hairs only on the lower part of the cheeks.[1]
They are active from May to November, males show mate guarding behavior, continuing to stay mounted on females after mating.[2]
References
- ^ Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert E. Acciavatti; Uniyal, V. P.; Anichtchenko, Alexander (2020). A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of India: Identification and Biology of the Cicindelidae. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 110. ISBN 9788121109338.
- ^ Shivashankar, T.; Pearson, David L. (1994). "A Comparison of Mate Guarding Among Five Syntopic Tiger Beetle Species from Peninsular India (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Biotropica. 26 (4): 436–442. doi:10.2307/2389238. ISSN 0006-3606.