| Parmena
pubescens (Dalman, 1817) |
| LAMIINAE, PARMENINI |
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Size:
5-10 mm.
Host plant: Euphorbia sp., Crithmum maritimum, Foeniculum vulgare, Ferula communis, Thapsia garganica, Carduacee, etc Life cycle: Adults in April-October. Distribution: Western Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Greece; not previously known from North Africa. New record for Libya, Cyrenaica. The depicted beetle was collected under a stone at the mouth of Wadi Al Athrun in Cyrenaica the 31/08/2003. Nocturnal. JCR 16/06/2004 |
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