Cicindela calligramma explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 110 . A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of India: Identification and Biology of the Cicindelidae. 2020. Pearson, David L. . Wiesner, Jürgen . Acciavatti, Robert E. Acciavatti . Uniyal, V. P. . Anichtchenko, Alexander. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. 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 . 10.2307/2389238 . 0006-3606.

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