| Cicindela calligramma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
They are active from May to November, males show mate guarding behavior, continuing to stay mounted on females after mating.
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.
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| Cicindela calligramma | |
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