Hesperophanes sericeus (Fabricius, 1787)

Tatur-Dytkowski, Jan, Kruszelnicki, Lech, Górski, Paweł & Mpamnaras, Athanasios, 2024, Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Ossa massif, Greece, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 24 (2), pp. 161-190 : 184

Hesperophanes sericeus (Fabricius, 1787)

Localities:

- E Ossa Mt., Kokkino Nero, 8.07.2006, 1 ex., leg. LK; 15.07.2013, 1 ex. ( Fig. 9A ), sea level, attracted to light, leg. AW; 9.07.2016, 1 ex., attracted to light, leg. AW;

- W Ossa Mt. , Sykourio, ca. 140 m a.s.l., 23.07.2014, 1 ex., leg. AM .

Crepuscular and nocturnal, widely distributed species across mediterranean area associated with trunks of deciduous trees. At the same time, rarely encountered due to leading a stealthy life after dusk.

Figures

Fig. 9. A – Hesperophanes sericeus on one of its host plants, Quercus; B – Ropalopus ungaricus ossae on leaf on maple, its host plant. Photos: AW; C – Stromatium auratum male attracted to light; D – Aegomorphus krueperi mating on oak bough as an example of mimicry. Photos: JTD.