Plagionotus (Neoplagionotus) scalaris (Brullé, 1833)
[= Echinocerus scalaris (Brullé, 1833)]
[= Paraplagionotus scalaris (Brullé, 1833)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI
Plagionotus scalaris
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:11 - 15 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:larvae feed in roots of Malvaceae (Malva silvestris and Lavatera stenopetala)
Distribution:Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Balcan peninsula, Turkey


The depicted beetle was collected on flower (Malvaceae) near Adrano (Sicily).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Plagionotus Latreille, 1829
Subgenus: Neoplagionotus Kasatkin, 2005
Species: Plagionotus (Neoplagionotus) scalaris (Brullé, 1833)

Michal Hoskovec © Last update: 11.IV.2016