Chlorophorus favieri (Fairmaire, 1873)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

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Chlorophorus favieri, a rare species endemic to Morocco, has been described from Morocco as Clytus Favieri by Léon Fairmaire in 1873 [✧]. Ch. favieri larvae develop in the dying branches of oaks. Adults, active in May and June, are diurnal and anthophilous [❖][✮].

Body length:	8 - 9 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	oaks (Quercus spp.), one record from Cedrus atlantica
Distribution:	an endemic species to Morocco

The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in dead branches of Quercus rotundifolia in Aït Oufella village environs (1950 m a.s.l., Col du Zad, Middle Atlas Mts., Midelt province, Drâa-Tafilalet region, Morocco) in April 11, 2024.

Collected by David Navrátil

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[✧]
Fairmaire L. & Raffray A.:
Coléoptères du Nord de l'Afrique.
Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Paris (3) 1: 331-385, 1873. [download ]

[❖]
Trócoli S.:
Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte III / Partie III : Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae).
Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 28 (3): 143-185, 2019. [download ]

[✮]
Sama G.:
Note préliminaire pour une faune des longicornes de l'Afrique du Nord.
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 4 (1): 43-64, 1987. [download ]

Villiers A.:
Coléoptères Cérambycides de l'Afrique du Nord.
Faune de l'Empire Français, ORSC Paris, 5: 1-152, 1946. [download ]

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Subfamilia	Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus	Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863
Species	Chlorophorus favieri (Fairmaire, 1873)