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Agapanthia cynarae
Body length: 14 - 23 mm; Adults in: May - June
It is mainly distributed in S-SE Europe (Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, and former Yugoslavia) and reaches Central Europe where it is very rare. It develops in herbaceous plants (especially in thistles - Carduus, Cirsium, Onopordon, but also in other plants - Aconitum, Acanthus, etc.). Larvae feed in stalks.
Spotted on May 29, 2013
Submitted on May 29, 2013
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