Osphranteria lata Pic, 1956
[= Osphranteria richteri Heyrovský, 1959]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CALLICHROMATINI
[= Osphranteria richteri Heyrovský, 1959]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CALLICHROMATINI
[Photo © M.Rejzek]
Body length: | 15 - 25 mm |
Life cycle: | 2 - 3 years [?] |
Adults in: | April - June |
Host plant: | Ziziphus sp. (Rhamnaceae) |
Distribution: | Iran |
This very local longhorn beetle is perhaps the only heliophilic species we recorded in South Iran. The adults visit flowers and remain there most of the night. The depicted beetles
were collected in Genu (30 km N Bandar-e Abbas, Hormozgan province, South Iran).
[Photo © M.Rejzek]
Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Callichromatini Blanchard, 1845
Genus: Osphranteria Redtenbacher, 1850
Species: Aromia lata Pic, 1956