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Gracilia minuta is one of the smallest European longhorn beetles. In Europe it probably originates from the Mediterranean region
but now it is spread throughout the continent. It is polyphagous in deciduous trees and shrubs and probably also in conifers
(Abies cephalonica in Greece).
| Body length: | 2.5 - 7 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 - 2 years |
| Adults in: | May - August |
| Host plant: | broadly polyphagous in trees and shrubs |
| Distribution: | West Palaearctics |
The beetles in these pictures were collected in Perivoli (SW of Corfu Island, Greece) where they develop in Juglans regia.
In Greece it is a native species.
Collected by M.Hoskovec.
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