Cortodera holosericea (Fabricius, 1801)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: CARILIINI
Cortodera holosericea
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]

Body length:8 - 14 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:Centaurea triumfetii, Centaurea montana
Distribution:SE Europe, reaching NE Italy, Austria, South Slovakia


The depicted beetles were collected on the host plant (knapweed, Centaurea triumfetti, Asteraceae) in Poreč (East of Istra peninsula, Croatia).

Collected by Michal Hoskovec


Cortodera holosericea
Cortodera holosericea
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]


 
SubfamiliaLepturinae Latreille, 1802
TribusCariliini Zamoroka, 2022
GenusCortodera Mulsant, 1863
SpeciesCortodera holosericea (Fabricius, 1801)