Vadonia bisignata (Brullé, 1832)
ssp. bisignata (Brullé, 1832)
[= Leptura bisignata Brullé, 1833]
[= Vadonia grandicollis Mulsant et Rey, 1863]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

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Vadonia bisignata bisignata ♂ [Photo © M.Daniel Rydzi]

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Vadonia bisignata, a remarkable species occuring in Bulgaria, Greece and North Turkey, has been described from Peloponnese as Leptura bisignata by Auguste Gaspard Brullé in 1832 [✳]. Beetles, active in May and June, are diurnal and anthophilous.

Body length:	9 - 18 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years [?]
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	unknown, probably in roots of herbaceus plants as it is known in other congeners (cf. Vadonia unipunctata)
Distribution:	Bulgaria, Greece, North Turkey

The depicted beetles were collected on various flowers in Kelefa (Κελεφά) village environs (East Mani municipality, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece) on May 30, 2021.

Collected by Daniel Rydzi

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[✳]
Brullé A.G.:
Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des Sciences Physiques. Tome III. - 1.re Partie. Zoologie. Deuxième Section. - Des animaux articulés.
F. G. Levrault, Paris 3 (1/2): 400pp, 1832-1836. [download ]

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Vadonia bisignata bisignata ♀ [Photo © Daniel Rydzi]

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Subfamilia	Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Lepturini Latreille, 1804
Genus	Vadonia Mulsant, 1863
Species	Vadonia bisignata (Brullé, 1832)
Subspecies	Vadonia bisignata bisignata (Brullé, 1832)