Parmena bicincta (Küster, 1849)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI

Parmena bicincta
[Photo © David Navrátil]


Body length:5 - 9 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:March - September
Host plant:Euphorbia wulfenii
Distribution:Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro


The depicted beetles were reared form larvae found in Euphorbia wulfenii stalks in Mikuliči environs (280 m a.s.l., Dubrovnik-Neretva county/Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija, South Dalmatia, Croatia) on July 28, 2014.

Collected by David Navrátil


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Parmenini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Parmena Dejean, 1821
Species: Parmena bicincta (Küster, 1849)