Oxylia argentata (Ménétriés, 1832)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI

Oxylia argentata



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.



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