Biology:Calochroa whithillii

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Short description: Species of beetle

Calochroa whithillii
Green tiger beetle.jpg
From Karnataka
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Calochroa
Species:
C. whithillii
Binomial name
Calochroa whithillii
Hope, 1838
Synonyms

Cicindela whithillii

Calochroa whithillii is a species of tiger beetle found in the Western Ghats of India. It is uniformly greenish blue, sometimes with a single white spot in the middle of the elytra. They are often attracted to artificial lights at night.

The labrum is metallic on the sides and dark at the centre. The elytral suture is green. The underside is metallic green and bare. Sometimes a small white spot is present in the middle of the elytra halfway from the base to the tip.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13467943 entry