Phytoecia (Phytoecia) nigricornis (Fabricius, 1781)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
Phytoecia nigricornis
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
Body length:6 - 12 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:oligophagous in Asteraceae plants (Tanacetum, Artemisia, Solidago, Chrysanthemum)
Distribution:Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Turkey


The mounted beetles were collected on tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in Zbečno (Central Bohemia, Czechia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Phytoecia nigricornis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Species: Phytoecia (Phytoecia) nigricornis (Fabricius, 1781)