Alosterna tabacicolor (De Geer, 1775)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

Alosterna tabacicolor
Photo © M.Hoskovec


Body length: 6 - 10 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:April - July
Host plant:larval development in extremely decayed wood material of deciduous and coniferous trees
Distribution:Europe, Russia, Caucasus, North Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Iran, Near East

The depicted beetles were photographed on flowers (Apiaceae) in Lány (Central Bohemia,Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.


Alosterna tabacicolor
Photo © M.Hoskovec



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