Orchamus gracilis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_2im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_3im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_4im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_5im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_6im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_7im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_8im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_9im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_15im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_16im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_17im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos forest, larva in late February 2017) [S]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_13im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male larva (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_10im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male larva (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male larva (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_11im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male larva (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Male larva (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_12im2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Male larva (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [M]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_h2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_2h2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_3h2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_4h2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
![Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/gracilis_5h2017.jpg "Orchamus gracilis: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos forest, late February 2017) [N]")
Habitat:
Orchamus gracilis inhabits open pine woodland with Cistus undergrowth, but possibly also other grove-rich habitats.
Life cycle:
I recorded adults and larvae resting e.g. on Cistus in the Paphos Forest (western part of Troodos range) in late February and early March 2017.
Remarks:
Orchamus gracilis is probably endemic to Cyprus where it is usually found in pine woodland in the Troodos mountain range.
Orchamus yersini
