Parmena solieri Mulsant, 1839
ssp. solieri Mulsant, 1839

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI

Parmena solieri solieri
Photo © V.Čelikovský

Body length:5 - 12 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:adults hatch in March and as in other Parmena live for many months
Host plant:polyphagous in herbaceous plants (Euphorbia - strongly preferred, Ferula, Centranthus, Malva etc.)
Distribution:France, Spain, Italy

The mounted beetles were collected in South Sardinia (Italy). The living one was reared from Euphorbia characias stalk found in Port Vendres (SW France).

Collected by M.Rejzek and V.Čelikovský.

Parmena solieri solieri
Photo © M.Hoskovec

parmena solieri solieri
Photo © V.Čelikovský


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