Agapanthia irrorata

Agapanthia irrorata is a species of beetle in the Lamiinae subfamily, that can be found in North Africa, Southern Europe (including Portugal^[1] and Spain).^[2] The species is of black colour, with yellow dots.^[3] It reaches a length of 13–23 millimetres (0.51–0.91 in). Their flight is from April to June. They are polyphagous and feed on various herbaceous plants, including Carduus, Daucus, Ferula, Onopordum and Salvia species.^[2]

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