Photo © M.Hoskovec

Mesosa nebulosa is a rather common species in Europe. It develops in dead and rather rotten twigs and branches of various deciduous trees, especially in hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), beech (Fagus sylvatica), oak (Quercus spp.) and lime (Tilia spp.). Adults hatch in the autumn and overwinter in the pupal cells.

Body length:	9 - 16 mm
Life cycle:	2 - 3 years
Adults in:	April - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution:	Europe, North Africa

The beetle in the upper picture was beaten from a dead oak (Quercus) twig in central Bohemia (Czech Republic) near Stará Boleslav. The beetle in the lower picture was reared from dead lime (Tilia) branch found in Břeclav (South Moravia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

Photo © M.Hoskovec