Photo © M.Rejzek

Deroplia gomerae is a nocturnal species endemic to La Gomera (Canary Islands). The species is polyphagous on herbaceous plants, shrubs and also deciduous trees (Ficus carica).

Body length:	8 - 13 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	December - August
Host plant:	polyphagous on herbaceous plants, decidous trees and shrubs (e.g. Argyranthemum sp., Amygdalus sp., Ficus carica, Foeniculum vulgare, Artemisia thuscula and others)
Distribution:	a species endemic to La Gomera, Canary Islands

The depicted beetle was reared from a larva found in a dead twig of Argyranthemum sp. in Valle Gran Rey (La Gomera, Canary Islands).

Collected by M.Rejzek.

Photo © M.Rejzek