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Cicindela calligramma

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Cicindela calligramma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.