Stenocorus (Stenocorus) meridianus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Stenocorus meridianus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:15 - 23 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Ulmus, Acer etc.)
Distribution:Europe, Caucasus, Kazakhstan


The depicted beetles were beaten from a blossoming Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) in Zbečno (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Stenocorus Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus: Stenocorus Fabricius, 1775
Species: Stenocorus (Stenocorus) meridianus (Linnaeus, 1758)