Macroleptura thoracica (Creutzer, 1799)
[= Leptura thoracica Creutzer, 1799]
[= Strangalia thoracica (Creutzer, 1799)]
Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI
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Photo © L.Kruszelnicki
Photo © M.Hoskovec
| Body length: | 18 - 30 mm |
| Life cycle: | 3-4 years, larvae in wood of dead, standing trunks |
| Adults in: | June to August, in Poland mainly from June to Jul |
| Host plant: | broadleaf trees especially Populus, Betula and Tilia, rarely also in conifers |
| Distribution: | from Europe (Finland, Poland, Slovakia, Balcan peninsula) to China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan |
The living beetles, larvae and pupae were photographed and collected in Puszcza
Bialowieska (Bialowieza Forest, Poland) by Lech Kruszelnicki.
The mounted beetles were collected by R.Čermák in Arsenyev (Ussuri region, Russian Federation).
Photo © L.Kruszelnicki
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