Agapanthia (Homoblephara) maculicornis (Gyllenhal, 1817)
ssp. maculicornis (Gyllenhal, 1817)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
Agapanthia maculicornis maculicornis
[Photo © Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]
Body length:8 - 14 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:Asteraceae (Tragopogon, Dianthus)
Distribution:Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine


The depicted beetle was photographed on its host plant, Tragopogon sp., near Mikro Derio in NE Greece (Thracia).

Collected and photographed by our friend Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci


Agapanthia maculicornis maculicornis
Agapanthia maculicornis maculicornis
[Photo © Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]
Agapanthia maculicornis maculicornis
Agapanthia maculicornis maculicornis
[Photo © Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Homoblephara Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2004
Species: Agapanthia (Homoblephara) maculicornis (Gyllenhal, 1817)
Subspecies: Agapanthia (Homoblephara) maculicornis maculicornis (Gyllenhal, 1817)