Parmena balteus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PARMENINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PARMENINI

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length: 4 - 9 mm Life cycle: 1 - 2 years Adults in: April - September Host plant: polyphagous in herbaceous plants (typically Helleborus or Euphorbia), in deciduous (typically Hedera helix) and occasionally also in coniferous trees Distribution: France, Italy, Switzerland
The mounted beetle was collected in Monte Niedou, 5 km W Sarroch (Sardinia, Italy). The living beetle was collected at night on dead stalks of Helleborus in South France.Collected by T.Kopecký and M.Rejzek

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Parmenini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Parmena Dejean, 1821
Species: Parmena balteus (Linnaeus, 1767)