Anoplodera sexguttata

Anoplodera sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
[= Leptura sexguttata Fabricius, 1775]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI

Anoplodera sexguttata
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Body length: 7 - 12 mm

Life cycle: 2 - 3 years

Adults in: May - July

Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Carpinus, Fagus, Alnus etc.)

Distribution: Europe, North Africa, Caucasus

The depicted living beetles were collected on flowers (Apiaceae) in Jena (Thuringia, Germany) and Prague - Zbraslav (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The mounted beetles were beaten from a blossoming hawthorn (Crataegus) near Skryje (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec