Cortodera holosericea (Fabricius, 1801)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Cortodera holosericea
Photo © M.Hoskovec
Cortodera holosericea


Body length:8 - 14 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:Centaurea triumfetii, Centaurea montana
Distribution:SE Europe, reaching NE Italy, Austria, South Slovakia

These beetles were collected on the host plant (knapweed, Centaurea triumfetii, Asteraceae) in Poreč (East of Istra peninsula, Croatia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.


Cortodera holosericea


Cortodera holosericea
Photo © M.Hoskovec



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