Purpuricenus desfontainei (Fabricius, 1792)
ssp. inhumeralis Pic, 1891

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: PURPURICENINI

Purpuricenus desfontainei inhumeralis
Photo © M.Hoskovec.


Body length:10 - 20 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees and shrubs
Distribution:Greece and Turkey

The depicted beetles were collected on various flowers and blossoming shrubs (Hieracium, Chaerophyllum, Verbascum, Sarothamnus etc.) in Neo Ithilo (Lakoonia nomos, SW of Peloponnese peninsula, Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.


Purpuricenus desfontainei inhumeralis
Photo © M.Hoskovec.


Purpuricenus desfontainei inhumeralis

Purpuricenus desfontainei inhumeralis
Photo © M.Hoskovec.



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