Lepromoris gibba (Brullé, 1838)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI
Lepromoris gibba
[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec]

This fascinating nocturnal species, endemic to Canary Islands, develops in various Euphorbia plants but also in Kleinia neriifolia. Pre-imaginal biology of the species was well described in detail by Francesco Vitali and Julien Touroult in 2006 [❖].

Body length:9 - 16 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:December - July
Host plant:Euphorbia canariensis, Euphorbia obtusifolia, Euphorbia regis-jubae, Euphorbia handiensis, Kleinia neriifolia
Distribution:a species endemic to Canary Island (El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote)


The mounted specimens were reared from larva and pupa found in Euphorbia regis-jubae collected in Los Cristianos environs (150 m a.s.l., Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain) on June 29 - July 7, 2019. The depicted living adults (and pupae...) were found in the wood of Euphorbia regis-jubae) in Buenavista del Norte environs (Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain) in spring 2021.

Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek


[❖]
Vitali F. and Touroult J.:
Contribution à la connaissance des états pré-imaginaux des Longicornes des Canaries (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae).
Lambillionea 106 (2) 1: 193-201, 2006. [download pdf icon]


Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
[Photo © Daniel Rydzi]
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
Lepromoris gibba
[Photo © P.Jelínek]


 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusParmenini Mulsant, 1839
GenusLepromoris Pascoe, 1864
SpeciesLepromoris gibba (Brullé, 1838)