Phytoecia (Helladia) pretiosa Faldermann, 1837
[= Helladia pretiosa fatima (Ganglbauer, 1884)]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	10 - 12 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Onopordum carduchorum (Asteraceae)
Distribution:	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey

The depicted beetles were collected in Hop Gecidi (SE Turkey).

Collected by M.Rejzek

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Özdikmen H. and Turgut S.:
An overview on the W-palaearctic subgenus Phytoecia (Helladia) Fairmaire, 1864 with a new subspecies Phytoecia (Helladia) humeralis caneri ssp. n. from Turkey (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 5 (2): 317-343, 2010. [download ]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Helladia Fairmaire, 1864
Species: Phytoecia (Helladia) pretiosa Faldermann, 1837