Opisognathus forficatus (Fabricius, 1792)

Subfamilia: PRIONINAE  /  Tribus: PRIONINI

Opisognathus forficatus



Body length:35 - 60 mm
Life cycle:3 - 4 years
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:palm tree Chamaerops humilis
Distribution:Morocco

The depicted male beetle was collected 5 km N of Ben-Slimane (Ain-Tizrha, West Morocco).

Collected by P.Vonička (in coll. M. Hoskovec).



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