Agapanthia violacea

Agapanthia violacea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Agapanthia
Species:	A. violacea
Binomial name
	Agapanthia violacea; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Agapanthia coerulea (Mulsant, 1839); Agapanthia cardui grossa (Pic, 1891); Agapanthia coerulea (Mulsant, 1839); Agapanthia micans (Mulsant, 1862); Cerambyx violacea var. alpina (Villiers, 1978); Cerambyx janthinus (Gmelin, 1790); Saperda caerulea (Schonherr, 1817); Saperda violacea (Fabricius, 1775);

Agapanthia violacea is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.

This beetle is present in most Europe and in the Near East.^[2] The different coloration between male and female demonstrates the great variability of colours.

The adults grow up to 7–13 millimetres (0.28–0.51 in) and can be encountered from May through August, completing their life cycle in one year.

They are polyphagous on herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Medicago sativa, Onobrychis viciifolia, Centranthus ruber, as well as on Scabiosa, Echium, Psoralea, Valeriana and Salvia species.

References

^ "Agapanthia violacea (Fabricius, 1775)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ "Agapanthia violacea (Fabricius, 1775)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

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[1] "Agapanthia violacea (Fabricius, 1775)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[2] "Agapanthia violacea (Fabricius, 1775)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

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