Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli (Richter, 1821)
ssp. walteri Reitter, 1898
[= Agapanthia walteri Reitter, 1898; ✧]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
Agapanthia dahli walteri
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



According to Rejzek et al. [❖] in Turkey Agapanthia dahli walteri develops in Cirsium sp. (Asteraceae).

Body length:11 - 20 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:herbaceous plants (Cirsium, Carduus, Heracleum, Ferula etc.)
Distribution:Turkey, Armenia


The depicted beetle was collected on Ferula in Karakurt (East Turkey).

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]


[❖]
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. [download pdf icon]


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 walteri Reitter, 1898