Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) decipiens Germar, 1824

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIONINI
Dorcadion decipiens
Dorcadion decipiens ♂  [Photo © P.Jelínek]

Body length:11 - 15 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - May
Host plant:roots of grasses (Poaceae)
Distribution: Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Monte Negro, Moldova


The depicted beetles were photographed in Örkény (Hungary).

Collected by P.Jelínek


Dorcadion decipiens
Dorcadion decipiens ♂  [Photo © P.Jelínek]
Dorcadion decipiens
Dorcadion decipiens
Dorcadion decipiens
Dorcadion decipiens ♀♀  [Photo © P.Jelínek]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadionini Swainson, 1840
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) decipiens Germar, 1824