Hybometopia starcki starcki Ganglbauer, 1889b

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Graciliini Mulsant, 1839
genus Hybometopia Ganglbauer, 1889b
starcki starcki Ganglbauer, 1889b

Hybometopia starcki starcki Ganglbauer, 1889b

Distribution:
EUROPE - ST ASIA - GG TR

Body length: 5 - 12 mm
Life cycle: 2 years
Adults in: February - June
Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution: Caucasus, NE Turkey

This very interesting beetle was reared from a dead twig of Castanea sativa collected in NE Turkey near Hopa village. Together with this species in the same branch we collected larvae of Parmenopsis caucasica (Leder, 1879). Judging from its behaviour Hybometopia starcki is probably a nocturnal species.