Photo © M.Hoskovec
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In the Mediterranean region Niphona picticornis is a relatively common and a broadly polyphagous
species. Larvae feed in dead branches and trunks of Ficus, Spartium, Castanea,
Ulmus, Morus, Punica, Quercus, Sambucus, Laurus, Cercis,
Pistacia, Rhamnus, etc.
| Body length: | 10 - 19 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 years |
| Adults in: | April - October |
| Host plant: | broadly polyphagous species |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean region |
The beetles in the pictures were reared from a dead branch of Ficus carica collected in Ithilo (SW Peloponnese, Greece).
Collected by M.Hoskovec.
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