ssp. nicosiensis Pic, 1927
[= Agapanthia nicosiensis Pic, 1927][✳]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
[Photo © Martin Rejzek]
Larvae of Agapanthia asphodeli nicosiensis Pic, 1927 feed in various herbaceous plants such as Echinops spinosissimus, Cynara cardunculus or Asphodelus aestivus. Adults hatch in late autumn and the beetles appear very early next spring.
Body length: 19 - 21 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: March - May Host plant: polyphagous in herbaceous plants Distribution: an endemic species to Cyprus
The beetle in the picture was reared from a dead stalk of Asphodelus aestivus collected in the environments of Paphos, Cyprus.Collected by Martin Rejzek
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Lazarev M.A.:
Taxonomy structure of Agapanthia (Epoptes) asphodeli (Latreille, 1804) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International almanac 12 (5): 468-491, 2023. [download]
Ambrus R., Grosser W. and Hrbek J.:
Contribution to the knowledge of longhorn beetles from Cyprus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International Almanac 3 (2): 173-190, 2014. [download
[Photo © Martin Rejzek]
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835 |
| Subgenus | Epoptes Gistl, 1857 |
| Species | Agapanthia (Epoptes) asphodeli (Latreille, 1804) |
| Subspecies | Agapanthia (Epoptes) asphodeli nicosiensis Pic, 1927 |