Anthaxia angustipennis

Host plant: Acacia tortilis, A. cyanophylla, A. karoo…
Life cycle: 1-2 years, adults in May-August.
Distribution: Sahara and adjacent regions, Iran and Afghanistan.
New record Libya: Tripolitania and Fazzan.

Tripolitania: Al Aziziyah, 22/05, 01/06 and 07/2002; Janzur, 26/06/2004 and 02/08/2002; Az Zahrah, 29/06/2004.
Fazzan: Wadi I-n-Aghalin (Ghat), 05 and 06/2004; Wadi Ti-n-Sharuma (Messak), 22/05/2004; I-n-Aramas Ikufar, 26/07/2004...

Breeded from Acacia tortilis from Fazzan and A. karoo from the area of Tripoli, where it is much more common. Commonly caught by beating Acacia karoo or with sticky traps on cut branches.
In Tripoli, they hatched mostly in May-June.

JCR 20/12/2003