Purpuricenus talyschensis Reitter, 1891c

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
talyschensis Reitter, 1891c

Purpuricenus talyschensis Reitter, 1891c

Distribution:
ASIA - AB IN

Body length: 12 - 20 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - July
Host plant: Quercus
Distribution: Iran, Azerbaidjan (Talysh Mts.)

This spectacular beetle is a typical but rare representative of the Caspian fauna. The depicted beetles were collected near Calus (North Iran, Mazandaran province).