Platycleis intermedia (Serville, 1839)


Platycleis intermedia: Male (S-France, south of Perpignan, October 2013) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (S-France, south of Perpignan, October 2013) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (S-France, south of Perpignan, October 2013) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Olympus, July 2010). Typical is the short ovipositor that does not exceed 1,5 x the length of the pronotum. [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Olympus south side, Greece, late June 2013) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [M] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [M] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [M] Platycleis intermedia: Male (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [M] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Italy, Sardinia, Oristano, early October 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Italy, Sardinia, Oristano, early October 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Female (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [M] Platycleis intermedia: Habitat at the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees south of Perpignan (S-France, October 2013). [N] Platycleis intermedia: Habitat at the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees south of Perpignan (S-France, October 2013). Unfortunately the garigue is more and more transformed into vineyards. [N] Platycleis intermedia: Habitat (Italy, Sardinia, Oristano, early October 2018) [N] Platycleis intermedia: Coastal habitat (Sardinia, Arborea, late September 2018) [N]

Habitat:
Platycleis intermedia lives in dry and warm meadows, pastures, garigues, dry scrub, coastal dunes with denser vegetation or fallow land.

Life cycle:
The adults appear in summer and autumn. They often rest in dwarf shrubs such as Cistus.

Remarks:
Platycleis intermedia occurs in southern Europe, N-Africa and in parts of Asia with similar climate.



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