Cortodera holosericea (Fabricius, 1801)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	8 - 14 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - June
Host plant:	Centaurea triumfetii, Centaurea montana
Distribution:	SE Europe, reaching NE Italy, Austria, South Slovakia

The depicted beetles were collected on the host plant (knapweed, Centaurea triumfetti, Asteraceae) in Poreč (East of Istra peninsula, Croatia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Cortodera Mulsant, 1863
Species: Cortodera holosericea (Fabricius, 1801)