Agapanthia (Epoptes) asphodeli (Latreille, 1804)
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Body length: 14 - 20 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - June Host plant: asphodels (Asphodelus spp., Xanthorrhoeaceae) Distribution: whole Mediterranean region, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine
The depicted beetle was collected on the host plant (Asphodelus microcarpus) near Mandra (Thrace, NE Greece).Collected by P.Jelínek


[Photo © P.Jelínek]

[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Epoptes Gistl, 1857
Species: Agapanthia (Epoptes) asphodeli (Latreille, 1804)