Parmena balteus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	4 - 9 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	April - September
Host plant:	polyphagous in herbaceous plants (typically Helleborus or Euphorbia), in deciduous (typically Hedera helix) and occasionally also in coniferous trees
Distribution:	France, Italy, Switzerland

The mounted beetle was collected in Monte Niedou, 5 km W Sarroch (Sardinia, Italy). The living beetle was collected at night on dead stalks of Helleborus in South France.

Collected by by T.Kopecký and M.Rejzek

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Parmenini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Parmena Dejean, 1821
Species: Parmena balteus (Linnaeus, 1767)