According to Rejzek et al. [❖] in Syria Phytoecia (Coptosia) ganglbaueri develops in Anchusa strigosa (Boraginaceae), Anchusa cf. barrelieri (Boraginaceae), and Echium glomeratum (Boraginaceae).

Body length:	5 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Anchusa, Echium
Distribution:	Cyprus, Turkey, Near East

The depicted beetle was collected by sweeping of vegetation in Karadut village environs (Nemrut Dagi National Park, Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

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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 ]

Kasatkin D.G.:
A new subgenus of the genus Phytoecia Dejean, 1835 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).
Russian Entomological Journal 24(2): 127-131, 2015. [download ]