Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli (Richter, 1821)
ssp. persica Semenov, 1893
[= Agapanthia persica Semenov, 1893; ❖]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
Agapanthia dahli persica
Agapanthia dahli persica ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:14 - 22 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:polyphagous in herbaceous plants
Distribution:Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia


The depicted beetles were collected on still undetermined Asteraceae plant close to Dzori Taguhin Hotel ca 6.5 km E of Vayk (Վայք; Vayots Dzor Province, SE Armenia) on June 12, 2012.

Collected by M.Hoskovec


[❖]
Lazarev M.A.:
Two new subspecies of Agapanthia dahli (Richter, 1821) from Dagestan and Armenia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International Almanac 2 (3): 443-448, 2013. [download pdf icon]

Agapanthia dahli persica
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Agapanthia dahli persica
Agapanthia dahli persica
Agapanthia dahli persica ♀  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Agapanthia dahli persica
Agapanthia dahli persica
Agapanthia dahli persica ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Epoptes Gistl, 1857
Species: Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli (Richter, 1821)
Subspecies: Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli persica Semenov, 1893