Cosmodela barmanica

Cosmodela barmanica · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae

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Cosmodela barmanica
Photo: Rejoice Gassah, CC BY

Cosmodela barmanica is a tiger beetle found in Asia. It occurs in two separate areas: the Western Ghats of India and a stretch from northeast India through Thailand, Myanmar to Malaysia. It was originally described as a variety of Cicindela duponti based on subtle colour differences and was later treated as a subspecies of Cosmodela duponti.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is a tiger beetle that lives in Asian habitats.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

One population lives in India's Western Ghats, while another ranges from northeast India through Thailand, Myanmar to Malaysia.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cosmodela duponti.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Cosmodela barmanica photo 2
Photo: Rejoice Gassah, CC BY
Cosmodela barmanica photo 3
Photo: C L Dheeraj, CC BY
Cosmodela barmanica photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Cosmodela barmanica photo 5
Photo: Navaneeth Sini George, CC BY

Same family (Carabidae)

Six-spotted Tiger BeetleSix-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela sexguttataHarmlessBronze Ground BeetleBronze Ground BeetleCarabus nemoralisGreen Tiger BeetleGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisBig-headed Ground BeetleBig-headed Ground BeetleScarites subterraneusStrawberry Seed BeetleStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesDamages trees, gardens or cropsBronzed Tiger BeetleBronzed Tiger BeetleCicindela repanda

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmodela_barmanica

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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