Hesperophanes sericeus (Fabricius, 1787)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: HESPEROPHANINI

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Hesperophanes sericeus is a widely distributed nocturnal species frequently attracted to light. Larvae are developing in dead wood of thick trunks or roots and pupate in the wood, species is polyphagous in many species of deciduos trees.

Body length:	20 - 28 mm
Life cycle:	several years
Adults in:	June - September
Host plant:	polyphagous on deciduous trees and shrubs (Juglans, Ficus, Vitis, Platanus, Quercus, etc.)
Distribution:	whole Mediterranean region (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Albania, Corsica, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Turkey) and Crimea

The depicted beetles were collected in: ♂ Zakynthos island (Ionian Islands, Greece) on August 20, 2004; ♀ Primošten environs (Šibenik-Knin county, Croatia) on July 28, 2012.

Collected by K.Burešová and D.Navrátil

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Hesperophanini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Hesperophanes Mulsant, 1839
Species: Hesperophanes sericeus (Fabricius, 1787)