Dorcadion mniszechi mniszechi Kraatz, 1873
habitat and behavior
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
habitat and behavior


[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
A typical habitat of Dorcadion mniszechi mniszechi - mountain Stipa-steppe in Ashotsk Plateau in elevation 2200 m, located ca 6 km NNW of Amasia village (Ամասիա) in Shirak province (North-West Armenia).


[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
↑ - Stipa ssp., the host plant Dorcadion mniszechi mniszechi.
↓ - Typical afternoon "climbing / hanging & feeding" behavior of Dorcadion mniszechi mniszechi.

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]