Body length:	5 - 12 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - June
Host plant:	Centaurea hyalolepis, Silybum marianum [❖]
Distribution:	Greece, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Iran

The mounted beetle was collected in flight in Karadut (Nemrut Dagi National Park, Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey). The living specimen was collected on the host plant, knapweed Centaurea hyalolepis, in Akrotiri (South Cyprus).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.

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Ambrus R., Grosser W. and Hrbek J.:
Contribution to the knowledge of longhorn beetles from Cyprus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International Almanac 3 (2): 173-190, 2014. [download ]