Neodorcadion exornatum (Frivaldsky, 1835)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum ♂  [Photo © P.Jelínek]
Body length:9 - 15 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:March - June
Host plant:roots of grasses
Distribution:Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Turkey


The depicted beetles were photographed near Metaxades (Thracia, NE of Greece).

Collected and photographed by our friend Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci and by P.Jelínek.


Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum ♂  [Photo © Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]


Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum ♀  [Photo © Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]


Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum ♂♂  [Photo © P.Jelínek & Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]


Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum
Neodorcadion exornatum ♀♀  [Photo © Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci]


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Neodorcadion Ganglbauer, 1883
Species: Neodorcadion exornatum (Frivaldsky, 1835)