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Yellow-legged Tiger Beetle

Myriochila fastidiosa (Dejean, 1825)

Description:

Length: ~0.7cm
Season : Rainy season
Time : 01:45am 06Jun2022
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : Adult

Notes:

Some species of Tiger beetle (Cicindelinae subfamily). BTW, a good article on Tiger beetles : https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2198...

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4 Comments

thewndrr
thewndrr a year ago

Great, I added the link to my bookmarks for future id of species :)

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 a year ago

Thank you bayucca and thewndrr! :)
Tried to google and found below good article showing difference between
Myriochila distinguenda and Myriochila (Monelica) fastidiosa:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/a-My...

thewndrr
thewndrr a year ago

Indeed, I believe it might be Myriochila fastidiosa https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/340785-...

bayucca
bayucca a year ago

Maybe a Myriochila sp.??

m.prasad.369
Spotted by
m.prasad.369

Punganur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jun 6, 2022
Submitted on Jul 11, 2022

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