Phytoecia (Blepisanis) vittipennis is associated with Achillea arabica (Asteraceae) [❖].

Body length:	7 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Achillea arabica
Distribution:	Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Turkey

The depicted beetle was wond on Achillea arabica 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., Sádlo J.:
Host Plants of Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor and Iran.
Biocosme Mésogéen 19 (3): 161-189, [2002] 2003. [download ]