Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761)
[= Strangalia maculata (Poda, 1761)]
Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI
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Photo © M.Hoskovec
This elegant species, a typical flower visitor, is one from the most common European longhorn beetles.
| Body length: | 13 - 20 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 - 3 years |
| Adults in: | May - August |
| Host plant: | polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Fagus, Carpinus,
Salix, Alnus, Populus, Betula, Corylus etc. |
| Distribution: | Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, North Iran, Turke |
The depicted beetles were collected and photographed on flowers (Apiaceae) in Jena (Thuringia, Germany).
Collected by M.Hoskovec.
Photo © M.Hoskovec
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