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Agapanthia cardui
Agapanthia cardui is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.
From the article Agapanthia cardui on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Agapanthia cardui adults grow up to 6–14 millimetres (0.24–0.55 in) and can be encountered from April through July, completing their life cycle in one year.
Subspecies. Several subspecies of A. cardui are recorded in the entomological literature:
Agapanthia cardui consobrina Chevrolat, 1840 Agapanthia cardui marginalis (Mulsant), 1839 Agapanthia cardui nigroaenea (Mulsant), 1839 Agapanthia cardui peragalloi (Mulsant), 1862 Agapanthia cardui ruficornis (Pic) Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2004
Range & habitat
This beetle is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, and in the eastern Palearctic realm. In 2010, it was listed as occurring in 24 European countries. It has since expanded into the UK; the first specimens were recorded from East Kent in May 2018.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Agapanthia cardui are polyphagous in herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Carduus nutans (hence the specific name) and Silybum marianum, as well as on Salvia, Urtica and Cirsium species.
Wikipedia: “Diet and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 326397.