Julodis fimbriata Klug, 1829
JULODIINAE
Julodis fimbriata
Size: 22-36 mm.
Host plant: Polyphageous.
Life cycle: Adults in August-October in Fazzan.
Distribution: South of Arabian peninsula, Somalia, Southern Sahara
Cited by Descarpentries from Niger and Chad (Ennedi, Tibesti and Tenere).
Fazzan.

Wadi Tanezzuft (Al Barkat) 29/06/2003; Imin Iyadar 30/08/2003; Wadi Aramat (Tassili), close to the Algerian border, 11/10/2003. One was collected on Tamarix, the others on Acacia tortilis. This species looses its beautifuls colours after death.

JCR 20/12/2003

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