Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni Faldermann, 1837

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni[Photo © P.Jelínek]

Body length:9 - 15 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:Trinia sp. (Apiaceae)
Distribution:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine


The depicted beetles were collected on the host plant (Trinia) in steppes in Kasristskali village environs (Kakheti Region of Eastern Georgia) on May 17, 2016.

Collected by P.Jelínek


Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni
Phytoecia faldermanni[Photo © P.Jelínek]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Musaria J. Thomson, 1864
Species: Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni Faldermann, 1837