WWT Grafton Wood Worcs.SO973563If you lighten the image, you can see the pubescence on the outer elytral intervals (only), characteristic of the species. The antennae are also pale. Poecilus do not have these
In this beautiful NP I found 5 differnt Tiger beetles; this Calomera species was abundent on sandy patches close to a creek.Calomera opigrapha DEJEAN 1831Genus: Calomera[det. J. Wiesner, based on photos]Family: Cicindelidae (Tiger betles, Sandlaufkfer)Indonesia, N-Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Lombongo: Bogani Nani Wartabone NP80-90m asl., 30.04.2010_____________________________________________________________________180mm (tamron f/3.5), 1/250s, f/11, ISO400, 0EV, AL (no flash), hand-heldIMG_0207