Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
ssp. malmerendii Sama, 1981

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

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[Photo © Michal Hoskovec, Fuji Provia 100F 35 mm film scan]

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Body length:	10 - 22 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	thistles (Asteraceae)
Distribution:	Corsica, Italy, Sardinia

The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in dead thistle stalks collected in West Sardinia (Italy).

Collected by Martin Rejzek

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Sama G.:
Materiali per una Fauna dei Cerambycidae d'Italia.
Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova 83 (2): 473-521, 1981. [download ]

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[Photo © Michal Hoskovec, Fuji Provia 100F 35 mm film scan]

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Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus	Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus	Epoptes Gistl, 1857
Species	Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
Subspecies	Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula malmerendii Sama, 1981