Photo © M.Hoskovec

Oxylia duponcheli is an endemic species in South of the Balcan peninsula (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece). Here, however, it is quite common. The beetle develops in roots of Echium and the adults are often collected on the host plants.

Body length:	12 - 21 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Echium
Distribution:	Albania, Bulgaria, Greece

The depicted beetles were photographed and collected on the host plant (Echium italicum) in Ithilo (SW Peloponnese, Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.