Body length: 10 - 14 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - June Host plant: Anchusa, Echium Distribution: Azerbaidjan, Turkey, Near East The depicted beetle was collected on the host plant (Echium sp.) in Karadut (Nemrut Dagi National Park, Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey). According to Rejzek et al. (2001) in Syria Oxylia argentata develops in Anchusa italica (Boraginaceae) Collected by M.Hoskovec.