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Flower Longhorn Beetle ♂♀

Stenurella melanura

Photo by injica
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Description:

The adults grow up to 6 - 10 mm and can be encountered from May through September, completing their life cycle in two years. The head, pronotum and abdomen are black, while elytra are reddish with a black colored tip. They are very common flower-visitors, feeding on pollen and the nectar. Larvae develop in rotten wood of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially Castanea sativa.

Habitat:

This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Oriental ecozone and in the Near East.

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Stenurella melanura

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