Cheilonycha auripennis

Cheilonycha auripennis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cheilonycha
Species:
C. auripennis
Binomial name
Cheilonycha auripennis
(Lucas, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Cicindela auripennis Lucas, 1857
  • Odontocheila angustedilatata W.Horn, 1922

Cheilonycha auripennis, the bicolored mound-dwelling tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.

Adults have been observed sheltering inside termite mounds at night and during the day when it is hot. Larvae make burrows in the surface of termite mounds.