Lamprodila festiva (Linnaeus, 1767)
cypress borer, cypress jewel beetle
on Chamaecyparis, etc.
Chamaecyparis, exit holes and galleries © Tatjana Kereši.
(from Kereši, 2020).
larva © Tamás Németh (from Ruicănescu & Stoica)
parasite
Larvae bore under the bark.
host plants
Cupressaceae, oligophagous
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, pisifera; Cupressus dupreziana subsp. atlantica, sempervirens; Juniperus chinensis, communis, oxycedrus, phoenicea, scopulorum, thiurifera; Platycladus orientalis; Tetraclinis articulata; Thuja occidentalis, plicata.
References to Tamarix; Ziziphus lotus. need further confirmation.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Ovalisia, Palmar, Poecilonota, festiva; Palmar holzschuhi Hellrigl 1972.
notes
A serious pest, mainly on ornamental conifers, that is fast expanding. Infested trees are killed within several years.
references
Arnáiz Ruiz & Bercedo Páramo (2005b), Bunescu & Florian (2019a), Colijn, Heijerman & Teunissen (201a), Jendek, Poláková, Szopa & Kodada (2018a), Kereši (2020a), Monreal Montoya, Sánchez Pérez & Claramunt González (2005a), Murria Beltrán & Murria Beltrán (2005a), Nitzu, Dobrin, Dumbravă & Gutue (2016a), Rabl, Rabl & Rabl (2017a), Ruicănescu & Stoica (2019a), Ruseva, Todorov & Pencheva (2020a), Schmidt, Diószegi, Szabó & Hrotkó (2014a), Verdugo (2005a), Verdugo Páez (2000a).