Biology:Cicindela aurofasciata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cicindela aurofasciata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. aurofasciata
Binomial name
Cicindela aurofasciata
Dejean, 1831

Cicindela aurofasciata (sometimes called the "gold cross"[1]) is a species of tiger beetle endemic to India . It usually occurs in open grass dominated habitats and varies in size between 12 and 14 mm long. It is closely related to Cicindela goryi which was treated as a subspecies.

The larval stages build angular turrets.[2]

References

  1. Wood, JG (1883). Insects abroad. Longmans, Green & Co.. p. 15. https://archive.org/stream/insectsabroadbei00wooduoft#page/15/mode/1up. 
  2. Shivashankar, T., Kumar, A.R.V., Veeresh, G.K., Pearson, D.L. 1988 Angular turret-building behavior in a larval tiger beetle species from South India (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 42 (1), pp. 63-68

Wikidata ☰ Q1763280 entry