Unexpected Vegetarian Feeding Behaviour of a Predatory Tiger Beetle Calomera littoralis nemoralis (Olivier, 1790) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)

Authors

  • Radomir Jaskula Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

Keywords:

Tiger beetles, Calomera littoralis nemoralis, aggregation behavior, vegetarian feeding behaviour, Albania, Balkan Peninsula.

Abstract

An unexpected vegetarian feeding behaviour in a predatory tiger beetle Calomera littoralis nemoralis was observed on the marine sandy beach in Albania. The aggregation of some 100 beetles on an area of ca. 5 m2 was noted during eating grains of maize as well as coocked macaroni. This is the first known case of feeding on plant grains by Cicindelidae species.

Author Biography

  • Radomir Jaskula, Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
    Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

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Published

03.04.2013

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2013): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

Unexpected Vegetarian Feeding Behaviour of a Predatory Tiger Beetle Calomera littoralis nemoralis (Olivier, 1790) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). (2013). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 15(1), 1-6. https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/435