Photo © M.Hoskovec
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In the Mediterranean region (including North Africa) Trichoferus fasciculatus fasciculatus is a relatively common and a broadly
polyphagous species. It develops in Ficus, Sorbus, Rhus, Nerium, Vitis, Paliurus, Spartium,
Castanea, Ulmus, Morus, Punica, Rubus, Cytisus, Robinia, Ceratonia, Pistacia,
Ziziphus, Coronilla, etc. Larvae feed especially in the wood of dead twigs 1 - 3 cm in diameter, but also in branches and trunks.
| Body length: | 9 - 15 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 - 2 years |
| Adults in: | June - August |
| Host plant: | polyphagous in deciduous trees |
| Distribution: | whole Mediterranean region |
The beetles in the pictures were reared from dead twigs of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) collected in South-West Sardinia, Italy.
Collected by M.Švarc.
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