Brachypteroma ottomanum Heyden, 1863

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: BRACHYPTEROMINI

Brachypteroma ottomanum
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]





Body length:5 - 7 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:probably polyphagous in deciduous trees, however, only ivy (Hedera helix) has been reported as a host till now...
Distribution:Italy, Balcan penislula


The depicted beetle was beaten from blossoming hawthorn (Crataegus) in Litohoro (NE Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Brachypteromini Sama, 2008
Genus: Brachypteroma Heyden 1863
Species: Brachypteroma ottomanum Heyden, 1863