Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) equestre (Laxmann, 1770)
ssp. reclinatum Kraatz, 1892

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion equestre reclinatum
Dorcadion equestre reclinatum ♂  [Photo © P.Jelínek]

Body length:13 - 18 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:roots of grasses (Poaceae)
Distribution:Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey


The depicted beetles were photographed in northern Greece.

Collected by P.Jelínek


Dorcadion equestre reclinatum
Dorcadion equestre reclinatum ♂  [Photo © P.Jelínek]
Dorcadion equestre reclinatum
Dorcadion equestre reclinatum
Dorcadion equestre reclinatum ♀  [Photo © P.Jelínek]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) equestre (Laxmann, 1770)
Subspecies: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) equestre reclinatum Kraatz, 1892