Stictoleptura rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
[= Leptura rubra Linnaeus, 1758]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

female of Stictoleptura rubra
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Stictoleptura rubra - couple
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Body length:10 - 20 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - September (especially July - August)
Host plant:larval development in dead wood of coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus, Abies, Larix)
Distribution:Europe, Russia, North Africa

The mounted beetles were collected in Spišská Nová Nová Ves (NE Slovakia) on flowers (male) or on a fresh Norway spruce (Picea abies) logs (ovipositing female laying eggs). The living beetles were photographed on flowers in Liberec (North Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

male of Stictoleptura rubra
Photo © M.Hoskovec


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