Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
ssp. sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
ssp. sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length: 10 - 22 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - June Host plant: thistles (Asteraceae) Distribution: a species endemic to Sicily
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in stalks of a thistle species (Asteraceae) collected in Castelbuono (930 m; Italy, Sicily, Madonie).Collected by M.Rejzek
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Epoptes Gistl, 1857
Species: Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
Subspecies: Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula sicula Ganglbauer, 1884