Capnodis miliaris (Klug)

(Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
Capnodis miliaris is found predominantly in Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq, but is also reported from the south of Italy. This is a large (30-40mm long) black, wood boring beetle, covered by a whitish deposit. C. miliaris principally attacks water-stressed trees, and prefers plantations suffering from drought. The larvae overwinter between the trunk and the bark. Theyoung adults appear between June and July of the following year to feed on leaves and young shoots, then spend the winter in the ground. There is only one generation every two year. Other important species in Syria Capnodis carbonaria (Klug)

Resource: Cavalcaselle B., 1971. Osservazioni preliminari sulla presenza del Capnodis miliaris (Klug) in Calabria. Cellulosa e Carta, 1: 15-79