Agapanthia villosoviridescens

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

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]

Description and habitat

A. villosoviridescens

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. "Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle | The Wildlife Trusts". www.wildlifetrusts.org. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
2. "Agapanthia villosoviridescens". www.cerambyx.uochb.cz. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
3. Bense 1995, as per forum post on waarneming.nl ^{[ permanent dead link ]}