According to Sturani [❖] Phytoecia (Musaria) rubropunctata develops in Trinia glauca (Apiaceae).

Body length:	7 - 14 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - June
Host plant:	Trinia glauca, Seseli montanum (preferred host plant in France, H. Brustel, personal commun.)
Distribution:	Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

The depicted mounted beetle was found on the ground near its host plant in North France. The living beetle was collected in Gensac s/G (France).

Collected by M.Rejzek

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Sturani C.:
Notizie biologiche e corologiche su alcuni Coleotteri Cerambicidi d'Italia, specialmente delle regioni settentrionali, insulari e limitrofe.
Rivista piemontese di storia naturale 2: 17-54, 1981. [download ]