Photo © M.Hoskovec
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| Body length: | 6 - 11 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 years |
| Adults in: | March - September |
| Host plant: | polyphagous in shrubs (Sarothamnus, Cytisus, Spartium etc.) |
| Distribution: | Europe except North, North Africa, Turkey |
The depicted beetles were reared from a dead twig of Sarothamnus scoparius collected in Popice (Znojmo, South Moravia, Czech Republic).
Adult beetles can chiefly be found on their hosts. Interestingly in France the adults were observed visiting flowers of
Euphorbia helioscopia growing in vicinity of Spartium junceum (H. Brustel, personal communication).
Collected by M.Hoskovec.
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