Purpuricenus wachanrui wachanrui Semenov, 1907
habitat & probable host plant

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Adults of Purpuricenus wachanrui wachanrui Levrat, 1858 were collected on the globe thistle Echinops aff. ilicifolius (Cynareae, Carduoideae, Asteraceae) in semi-desert treeless habitat, located 3.5 km N of Varkān (وركان) village (2092 m a.s.l., Barzok district, Kashan vounty, Isfahan province, Iran) on May 22-23, 2017.

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Depicted globe thistle Echinops aff. ilicifolius* (Cynareae, Carduoideae, Asteraceae) according to our observation serves with a high probability as the host plant of Purpuricenus wachanrui wachanrui Levrat, 1858.

*Thanks to Dr. Jiří Sádlo (Institute of Botany of the CAS, Průhonice, CZ) for help with the host plant determination

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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