Purpuricenus barbarus (Lucas, 1842)
habitat & biology
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
habitat & biology
![Purpuricenus barbarus - habitat](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_habitat_1.jpg)
![Purpuricenus barbarus - habitat](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_habitat_3.jpg)
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Depicted mountain pasture groves with Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) in Tizi n'Test (تيزي نتاست) pass environs (1900-2100 m a.s.l., Haut Atlas Mts., Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa-Drâa region, Morocco) - a typical habitat of Purpuricenus barbarus (Lucas, 1849).
![Purpuricenus barbarus - habitat](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_habitat_2.jpg)
![Purpuricenus barbarus - habitat](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_habitat_4.jpg)
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
![Purpuricenus barbarus - cell](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_gallery_3.jpg)
![Purpuricenus barbarus - cell](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_gallery_4.jpg)
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]
The Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) twig attacked by Purpuricenus barbarus (Lucas, 1849) - pupae, freshly hatched beetle in the pupal cell and an empty pupal cell.
![Purpuricenus barbarus - cell](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_gallery.jpg)
![Purpuricenus barbarus - cell](assets/img/others/purpuricenus_barbarus_gallery_2.jpg)
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]