Cortodera femorata (Fabricius, 1787)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Cortodera femorata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:7 - 12 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:April - July
Host plant:larvae feed in older fallen spruce (Picea) and pine (Pinus) cones
Distribution:Europe except South


The depicted beetles were beaten from blossoming pines (Pinus sylvestris) near Kersko village (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Cortodera Mulsant, 1863
Species: Cortodera femorata (Fabricius, 1787)