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Molorchus (Caenoptera) monticola Plavilstshikov, 1931

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: MOLORCHINI
Molorchus monticola
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:8 - 11 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Prunus, Carpinus, Fagus etc.)
Distribution:Azerbaijan (Talysh), Armenia, North Iran, Turkmenistan


The depicted beetles were reared from dead beach branches (Fagus orientalis) collected in Golestan forest 45 km NE Minudast (prov. Khorasan, North Iran).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Molorchini Mulsant, 1863
Genus: Molorchus Fabricius, 1793
Subgenus: Caenoptera Thomson, 1859
Species: Molorchus (Caenoptera) monticola Plavilstshikov, 1931