Purpuricenus barbarus (Lucas, 1849)
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: PURPURICENINI
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Photo © F.Kovařík
Photo © M.Hoskovec
| Body length: | 10 - 20 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 - 3 years |
| Adults in: | May - July |
| Host plant: | polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus ilex, Pistacia lentiscus) |
| Distribution: | Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia |
The mounted beetles were collected in Midar (North Morocco). The living beetles were reared from larvae
collected in oak (Quercus ilex) twigs found in North Tunisia.
Collected by T.Lackner and F.Kovařík.
Photo © F.Kovařík
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