Plagionotus siculus (Castelnau de Laporte & Gory, 1841)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE

Tribus: CLYTINI

Plagionotus siculus (Castelnau de Laporte & Gory, 1841) 
[= Neoplagionotus siculus (Castelnau de Laporte & Gory, 1841)] 
[= Echinocerus siculus (Castelnau de Laporte & Gory, 1841)] 

Body length: 11 - 15 mm
Life cycle: 1 year
Adults in: April - June
Host plant: larvae feed in roots of Malvaceae (Malva silvestris and Lavatera stenopetala)
Distribution: Sicily and North Africa.

The depicted beetle was collected on flower (Malvaceae) near Adrano (Sicily).