Phytoecia (Helladia) praetextata (Steven, 1817)
ssp. praetextata (Steven, 1817)
Subfamilia:
LAMIINAE / Tribus:
PHYTOECIINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
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According to M. Rejzek et al. [❖] in Syria Phytoecia (Helladia) praetextata praetextata develops in
Lapsana communis Linnaeus (Asteraceae).
Body length: | 7 - 12 mm |
Life cycle: | 1 year |
Adults in: | April - June |
Host plant: | Lapsana communis |
Distribution: | Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia: South European Territory, Turkey |
The depicted beetle was collected in Koroglu Daglari Mts. (North Turkey).
Collected by our friend Petr Viktora
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Rejzek M., Sama G., Alziar G.:
Host plants of several herb-feeding Cerambycidae mainly from east Mediterranean region (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Biocosme Mésogéen 17 (4): 263-294, 2001.
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Özdikmen H. and Turgut S.:
An overview on the W-palaearctic subgenus Phytoecia (Helladia) Fairmaire, 1864 with a new subspecies
Phytoecia (Helladia) humeralis caneri ssp. n. from Turkey (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 5 (2): 317-343, 2010.
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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Helladia Fairmaire, 1864
Species: Phytoecia (Helladia) praetextata (Steven, 1817)
Subspecies: Phytoecia (Helladia) praetextata praetextata (Steven, 1817)