ssp. compacta (Ménétries, 1832)
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
Phytoecia (Coptosia) compacta compacta ♂ [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
According to M. Rejzek et al. [❖] in Turkey Phytoecia (Coptosia) compacta compacta develops in Solenanthus stamineus (Boraginaceae).
Body length: 10 - 18 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - June Host plant: Solenanthus stamineus (Boraginaceae) Distribution: Armenia, Iran, Turkey
The depicted beetles were collected on Solenanthus stamineus in summit plateaus of Nemrut Dagi Mt. (Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey).Collected by M.Hoskovec
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Rejzek M., Sama G., Alziar G.:
Host plants of several herb-feeding Cerambycidae mainly from east Mediterranean region (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Biocosme Mésogéen 17 (4): 263-294, 2001. [download]
Kasatkin D.G.:
A new subgenus of the genus Phytoecia Dejean, 1835 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).
Russian Entomological Journal 24(2): 127-131, 2015. [download
Phytoecia (Coptosia) compacta compacta ♂ [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Phytoecia (Coptosia) compacta compacta ♀ [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Coptosia Fairmaire, 1864
Species: Phytoecia (Coptosia) compacta (Ménétries, 1832)
Subspecies: Phytoecia (Coptosia) compacta compacta (Ménétries, 1832)