Platycleis escalerai Bolívar, 1899

Habitat:
Platycleis escalerai inhabits dry and hot locations (e.g. garrigues).

Life cycle:
The adults occur early from April or May. They usually live up to the summer drought, but in small numbers sometimes also to early autumn.

Remarks:
Platycleis escalerai occurs from southeasternmost Europe (Greece: especially East Eagean Islands, East Bulgaria, Crimea) across Asia Minor and parts of the Near (Levante including Cyprus) and Middle East to Central Asia.