Agapanthia (Smaragdula) violacea (Fabricius, 1775)
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length: 7 - 13 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - August Host plant: polyphagous in herbaceous plants (Medicago, Scabiosa, Onobrychis, Echium, Salvia, etc.) Distribution: Europe except North, Russia, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Turkey
The depicted beetles were collected on lucerne (Medicago sativa) in area of Perivoli village (SW of Corfu Island, Greece).Collected by M.Hoskovec


[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Smaragdula Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2004
Species: Agapanthia (Smaragdula) violacea (Fabricius, 1775)