Chlorophorus aegyptiacus (Fabricius, 1775)
[= Chlorophorus nigripes (Brullé, 1832)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

chlorophorus aegyptiacus
Photo © M.Hoskovec


chlorophorus aegyptiacus
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Body length:7 - 10 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Pistacia)
Distribution:Balcan Peninsula, Crete, Turkey

The depicted beetles were reared from a dead oak (Quercus ilex) branch found Malia (North Crete).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.



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