Oedemera (Oedemera) lurida lurida (Marsham, 1802)

Distribution in Iran. Alborz, Tehran (Švihla 1983), East Azarbaijan (Ghahari et al. 2012), Golestan, Mazandaran (Švihla 1983; Ghahari et al. 2012), Northern Khorasan (Švihla 1983), Razavi Khorasan (Ghahari & Jedryczkowski 2011), West Azarbaijan (Samin et al. 2015).

General distribution. Europe, Iran, Russia, Syria, Turkmenistan (Švihla 1999b, 2008a; Vázquez 2002; Montalto & Bologna 2011).

Chorotype. Turano-European.

Comments. Larvae feed on the root collar and lower part of the stem of perennial plant species, particularly Senecio, Eupatorium and Centaurea . Larvae overwinter in the root collar, imagines from May to August on flowers from different plants (over 30 plant genera) (Kubisz 2006; Ferenca et al. 2013).