Cicindela aurofasciata

Cicindela aurofasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
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.

The larval stages build angular turrets.[2]

References

  1. Wood, JG (1883). Insects abroad. Longmans, Green & Co. p. 15.
  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


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