Agapanthia villosoviridescens

Agapanthia villosoviridescens, also known as the golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle,[1] is a species of beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, found in the Caucasus, Europe, Kazakhstan, the Near East, Russia and Turkey.[2]

Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Cerambycidae
Subfamily:
Lamiinae
Genus:
Agapanthia
Species:
A. villosoviridescens
Binomial name
Agapanthia villosoviridescens
(De Geer, 1775)

Description and habitat

The beetle is named for its golden-black colour, with a golden bloom on its elytron and thorax. It reaches a length of 10–22 millimetres (0.39–0.87 in).[2]

Habitat

Their flight time is from May to August.[2] For the larval development the species is quite polyphagous with a wide variety of hosts, probably including Aconitum, Angelica, Anthriscus, Artemisia, Aster, Carduus, Cirsium, Chaerophyllum, Eupatorium, Foeniculum, Gentiana, Helleborus, Heracleum, Peucedanum, Salvia, Senecio, Urtica and Veratrum album.[2][3] The larvae develop in the stalks of the host plant, working their way down while growing, cutting off the stalk and creating pupal cells near ground level. Adults emerge through a newly cut exit hole in the side of the stalk.

References
  1. Common name
  2. Description, distribution, and habitat
  3. Bense 1995, as per forum post on waarneming.nl
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