Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761)
[= Strangalia maculata (Poda, 1761)]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

female of Rutpela maculata
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.


male of Rutpela maculata
Photo © M.Hoskovec



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