Hesperophanes melonii Fancello & Cillo, 2012
habitat & biology
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
[Photo © I. Noriyuki]
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
habitat & biology
![Hesperophanes meloni - habitat](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_habitat1.jpg)
![Hesperophanes meloni - habitat](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_habitat2.jpg)
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
A typical habitat of Hesperophanes meloni Fancello & Cillo, 2012 with population of halophilic plant Arthrocnemum fructicosum in S'Arena Scoada environs (20 km NW of Oristano, Oristano province, Sardinia, Italy)
![Hesperophanes meloni - host plant](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_host1.jpg)
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
Arthrocnemum fructicosum (Chenopodiacea) - the host plant of Hesperophanes meloni Fancello & Cillo, 2012
![Hesperophanes meloni - host plant](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_host3.jpg)
[Photo © I. Noriyuki]
![Hesperophanes meloni - host plant](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_host2.jpg)
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
The gallery created by Hesperophanes meloni larva in the Arthrocnemum fructicosum rhizome.
![Hesperophanes meloni - larva](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_larva.jpg)
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]
↑ - Hesperophanes meloni: larva.
↓ - Hesperophanes meloni: pupa.
![Hesperophanes meloni - pupa](assets/img/others/hesperophanes_meloni_pupa.jpg)
[Photo © Michele Carraretto]