Trichoferus antonioui Sama, 1994
habitat & biology

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Abandoned old orchards and shrubland biomes with Cretan rockrose (Cistus creticus) in Eptagoneia (Επταγώνεια) village environs (517 m a.s.l., Limassol district, Cyprus) - a typical habitat of Trichoferus antonioui Sama, 1994

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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The Cretan rockrose (Cistus creticus) attacked by Trichoferus antonioui. The larval development takes place in living stems of the host plant, from the roots to the upper, terminal part of the stem.

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Pupa of Trichoferus antonioui.

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