Body length: 7 - 12 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - June Host plant: Lapsana communis Distribution: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Crimea, Caucasus, Armenia, Near East According to Rejzek et al. (2001) in Syria Helladia praetextata praetextata develops in Lapsana communis Linnaeus (Asteraceae). The depicted beetle was collected in Koroglu Daglari Mts. (North Turkey). Collected by P.Viktora.