Agapanthia (Smaragdula) violacea (Fabricius, 1775)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	7 - 13 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in herbaceous plants (Medicago, Scabiosa, Onobrychis, Echium, Salvia, etc.)
Distribution:	Europe except North, Russia, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Turkey

The depicted beetles were collected on lucerne (Medicago sativa) in area of Perivoli village (SW of Corfu Island, Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Smaragdula Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2004
Species: Agapanthia (Smaragdula) violacea (Fabricius, 1775)